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# [[indefinitely|Indefinitely]] [[large]] [[numerically]], [[many]]. |
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#* {{quote-journal| 1=en| year=2012| month=March-April| author=Colin Allen| title=Do I See What You See?| volume=100| issue=2| page=168| magazine={{w|American Scientist}}| issn=0003-0996| oclc=645082957| publisher={{w|Sigma Xi}}| location=United States| url=http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/do-i-see-what-you-see| passage='''Numerous''' experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.| accessdate=23 May 2013| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001327/http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/do-i-see-what-you-see| archivedate=26 April 2012}} |
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Revision as of 12:00, 29 August 2023
English
Etymology
From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerose. Analyzeable as numero- + -ous.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈnuməɹəs/, /ˈnumɹəs/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈnjuːməɹəs/, /ˈnjuːmɹəs/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -uːməɹəs
- Hyphenation: nu‧mer‧ous, num‧erous
Adjective
numerous (comparative more numerous, superlative most numerous)
- Indefinitely large numerically, many.
- 2012 March-April, Colin Allen, “Do I See What You See?”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, United States: Sigma Xi, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 April 2012, page 168:
- Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.
- There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
Synonyms
- many, multiple; see also Thesaurus:manifold
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Indefinitely large numerically
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