enumeration
Enumeration means counting or reciting numbers or a numbered list. A waiter’s lengthy enumeration of all the available salad dressings might seem a little hostile if he begins with a deep sigh.
When you’re reciting a list of things, it’s enumeration. Your enumeration of complaints about your hotel room might be received with a smile by the manager, but she may be silently engaging in her own enumeration of the reasons she doesn’t want you at her hotel. The root of the word “number” — numer, from the Latin numerus — is hiding in the middle of enumeration. Just remember to leave out the b from number when you spell it.
Definitions of enumeration
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the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
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synonyms:
count, counting, numeration, reckoning, tally-
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blood count
the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
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census, nose count, nosecount
a periodic count of the population
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countdown
counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
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miscount
an inaccurate count
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poll
the counting of votes (as in an election)
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recount
an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
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sperm count
the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate
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CBC, blood profile, complete blood count
counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
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differential blood count
counting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in 1 cubic millimeter of blood; may be included as part of a complete blood count
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investigating, investigation
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
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a numbered list
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