US /ɪˌnjuːməˈɹeɪʃən/
noun Freq #184839

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A list; especially, a numbered list.

    Using the serial comma in enumerations.

  2. 2
    noun

    A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.

    In Ada, enumeration literals are allowed to appear in more than one declaration in the same referencing environment.

  3. 3
    noun

    the act of counting

  4. 4
    noun

    a numbered list

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · a data type that allows... enum
3 noun · the act of counting tally
4 noun · a numbered list numbering
Word family
Derived forms underenumeration
Related forms enumerate

Etymology

From Middle French énumeration (French énumération). By surface analysis, enumerate + -ion.

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