numeral C2+ Topic:Communication US /ˈnumərəl/ UK /ˈnjuːmərəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a symbol or word denoting a number The clock face used Roman numerals. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a symbol or word denoting a... numberfiguredigitcipherinteger Word family Derived forms numeration Related forms numeratenumericnumericalnumberenumerate Etymology AI details From Late Latin numeralis ('of or belonging to number'), from Latin numerus ('number'). numeralis Late Latin numerus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # numeral **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnumərəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnjuːmərəl/ ## Meanings 1. a symbol or word denoting a number ## Examples - The clock face used Roman numerals. ## Synonyms - number - figure - digit - cipher - integer ## Derived Forms - numeration ## Related Forms - numerate - numeric - numerical - number - enumerate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: numeralis - Root: numerus ## Etymology From Late Latin numeralis ('of or belonging to number'), from Latin numerus ('number'). ## AI Etymology Numeral is from Late Latin numeralis ('of or belonging to number'), from Latin numerus ('number'). Important recorded forms include numeralis (Late Latin) and numerus (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a symbol or word denoting a number. The wider family includes derived forms such as numeration and related words such as numerate, numeric, numerical, number, and enumerate. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown