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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Number \Num"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Numbered
     (n[u^]m"b[~e]rd); p. pr & vb. n. Numbering.] [OE. nombren,
     noumbren, F. nombrer, fr. L. numerare, numeratum. See
     Number, n.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to
        enumerate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If a man can number the dust of the earth, then
              shall thy seed also be numbered.      --Gen. xiii.
                                                    16.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To reckon as one of a collection or multitude.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He was numbered with the transgressors. --Is. liii.
                                                    12.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the
        place of in a series by order of number; to designate the
        place of by a number or numeral; as, to number the houses
        in a street, or the apartments in a building.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of;
        as, the army numbers fifty thousand.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thy tears can not number the dead.    --Campbell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Numbering machine, a machine for printing consecutive
        numbers, as on railway tickets, bank bills, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To count; enumerate; calculate; tell.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Number \Num"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Numbered; p. pr & vb. n.
     Numbering.] [OE. nombren, noumbren, F. nombrer, fr. L.
     numerare, numeratum. See Number, n.]
     1. To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to
        enumerate.
  
              If a man can number the dust of the earth, then
              shall thy seed also be numbered.      --Gen. xiii.
                                                    16.
  
     2. To reckon as one of a collection or multitude.
  
              He was numbered with the transgressors. --Is. liii.
                                                    12.
  
     3. To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the
        place of in a series by order of number; to designate the
        place of by a number or numeral; as, to number the houses
        in a street, or the apartments in a building.
  
     4. To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of;
        as, the army numbers fifty thousand.
  
              Thy tears can not number the dead.    --Campbell.
  
     Numbering machine, a machine for printing consecutive
        numbers, as on railway tickets, bank bills, etc.
  
     Syn: To count; enumerate; calculate; tell.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  numbering
       n : a numbered list [syn: enumeration]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  numbering
     n.
     1 A sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for
  identification.
     2 The action of create or assigning such a sequence for
  identification.
     3 The action of counting or ordering with numbers.
     vb.
     (present participle of en number nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  numbering
     n.
     1 A sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for
  identification.
     2 The action of create or assigning such a sequence for
  identification.
     3 The action of counting or ordering with numbers.
     vb.
     (present participle of en number nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  numbering
     n.
     1 A sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for
  identification.
     2 The action of create or assigning such a sequence for
  identification.
     3 The action of counting or ordering with numbers.
     vb.
     (present participle of en number nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  numbering
     n.
     1 A sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for
  identification.
     2 The action of create or assigning such a sequence for
  identification.
     3 The action of counting or ordering with numbers.
     vb.
     (present participle of en number nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  numbering
     Englanti n.
     numerointi
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm n umber ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  numbering
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en number ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb number)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Numbering /nˈʌmbəɹɪŋ/
  العدّ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  numbering /nˈʌmbəɹɪŋ/
  číslování