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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

número

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈnumeɾu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Number/ˈnʌm.bər/
nounverbCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #75 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Há cinco maçãs na cesta."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A mathematical object used to count, measure, and label.

    "There are five apples in the basket."
  2. 2

    A numeral or a symbol representing a quantity.

    "The number '7' is considered a lucky number in many cultures."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'nombre', which came from Old French 'nombre', ultimately originating from the Latin 'numerus' meaning a number, quantity, or series. The 'b' was inserted in English during the 15th and 16th centuries due to phonetic development. Historically, the root connects to Proto-Indo-European *nem- meaning 'to divide' or 'to distribute'.

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