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quadral

English

Etymology

From New Latin quadralis, from quadru- (four-) + -alis

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?kw?d??l/

Noun

quadral (countable and uncountable, plural quadrals)

  1. (grammar) A grammatical number referring to four (or more) things.
    • 2008, Martin Haspelmath, Language typology and language universals: an international handbook, volume 1, page 819:
      There is a question as to whether there are also languages with quadrals (for reference to four entities). However, having raised the issue of paucals, we shall first continue the analysis of these, and only then return to the question []
  2. (mathematics) A set of points with all the combinatorial properties of a quadric (a quadric being the set of points of PG(n, q) whose coordinates satisfy a quadratic equation).
  3. (rhetoric) A set of four phrases, separated by pauses when speaking or commas when writing.
    • 1932, John Hubert Scott, Zilpha Emma Chandler, Phrasal patterns in English prose, page 268:
      thanks to the rhythma,
      in dividing correctly
      many simple quadrals,
      in more involved sentences
      our arrangement shows regularly
      these simple quadrals
      expanding into "periods,"
  4. A foursome.

Adjective

quadral (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Referring to four (or more) things; of, in or relating to the quadral grammatical number.
  2. (mathematics) Of or relating to quadral polynomials.

Usage notes

  • No instance of this grammatical phenomenon has been attested in human languages. See also Grammatical number.

See also

  • (grammatical numbers) grammatical number; singular, dual, trial, quadral, paucal, plural (Category: en:Grammar)

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number

English

Alternative forms

  • nummer (dialectal)
  • numbre (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Middle English number, nombre, numbre, noumbre, from Anglo-Norman noumbre, Old French nombre, from Latin numerus (number), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (to divide). Compare Saterland Frisian Nummer, Nuumer, West Frisian nûmer, Dutch nummer (number), German Nummer (number), Danish nummer (number), Swedish nummer (number), Icelandic númer (number). Replaced Middle English ?etæl and rime, more at tell, tale and rhyme.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: n?m?b?r, IPA(key): /?n?mb?/
  • (General American) enPR: n?m?b?r, IPA(key): /?n?mb?/
  • Rhymes: -?mb?(?)
  • Hyphenation: num?ber

Noun

number (plural numbers)

  1. (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
  2. (countable) A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
    Synonyms: scalar, (obsolete) rime
  3. (countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
  4. (Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or ?). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.
  5. Quantity.
    • 1625, Francis Bacon, Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates
      Number itself importeth not much in armies where the people are of weak courage.
  6. A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
  7. (countable, informal) A telephone number.
    • 2001, E. Forrest Hein, The Ruach Project, Xulon Press, page 86:
      “[...] I wonder if you could get hold of him and have him call me here at Interior. I’m in my office, do you have my number?”
    • 2007, Lindsey Nicole Isham, No Sex in the City: One Virgin's Confessions on Love, Lust, Dating, and Waiting, Kregel Publications, page 111:
      When I agreed to go surfing with him he said, “Great, can I have your number?” Well, I don’t give my number to guys I don’t know.
    • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
      Marsha's work number is 555-8986.
  8. (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
    Synonym: numeral
  9. (now rare, in the plural) Poetic metres; verses, rhymes.
  10. (countable) A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
  11. (countable, informal) A person.
    • 1968, Janet Burroway, The dancer from the dance: a novel, Little, Brown, page 40:
      I laughed. "Don't doubt that. She's a saucy little number."
    • 1988, Erica Jong, Serenissima, Dell, page 214:
      "Signorina Jessica," says the maid, a saucy little number, "your father has gone to his prayers and demands that you come to the synagogue at once [...]"
    • 2005, Denise A. Agnew, Kate Hill & Arianna Hart, By Honor Bound, Ellora's Cave Publishing, page 207:
      He had to focus on the mission, staying alive and getting out, not on the sexy number rubbing up against him.
  12. (countable, informal) An item of clothing, particularly a stylish one.
    • 2007, Cesca Martin, Agony Angel: So You Think You've Got Problems..., Troubador Publishing Ltd, page 134:
      The trouble was I was wearing my backless glittering number from the night before underneath, so unless I could persuade the office it was National Fancy Dress Day I was doomed to sweat profusely in bottle blue.
    • 2007, Lorelei James, Running with the Devil, Samhain Publishing, Ltd, page 46:
      "I doubt the sexy number you wore earlier tonight fell from the sky."
  13. (slang, chiefly US) A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought form a dealer.
    • 2009, Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice, Vintage 2010, page 12:
      Back at his place again, Doc rolled a number, put on a late movie, found an old T-shirt, and sat tearing it up into short strips []
  14. (dated) An issue of a periodical publication.
    the latest number of a magazine
  15. A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.
    • 1980, May 10, Al King "Braves travel to New England with reputation", The Indiana Gazette
      Despite last week's woes, the Braves still sport numbers that would make Christie Brinkley blush.
  16. (informal, always indefinite) A large amount of damage
    • (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Hyponyms
  • See also Thesaurus:number
  • Derived terms
    Related terms
  • Pages starting with “number”.
  • Descendants
    Translations

    Verb

    number (third-person singular simple present numbers, present participle numbering, simple past and past participle numbered)

    1. (transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
      Number the baskets so that we can find them easily.
    2. (intransitive) To total or count; to amount to.
      I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands.

    See also

    • (grammatical numbers): singular, dual, trial, quadral, paucal, plural

    References

    • number on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
    Derived terms
    • number among
    Translations

    See also

    • Wiktionary’s Appendix of numbers

    Etymology 2

    From numb + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: n?m'?, IPA(key): /?n?m?/
    • (US): enPR: n?m'?r, IPA(key): /?n?m?/
    • Hyphenation: num?ber

    Adjective

    number

    1. comparative form of numb: more numb

    Anagrams

    • numbre, renumb

    Estonian

    Etymology

    From German Nummer. The added -b- is analoguous to kamber and klamber.

    Noun

    number (genitive numbri, partitive numbrit)

    1. number

    Declension


    Middle English

    Noun

    number

    1. Alternative form of nombre

    Papiamentu

    Etymology

    From English number.

    An analogy of the Papiamentu word nòmber "name".

    Noun

    number

    1. number

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