noun

numbering

noun

A system or sequence of numbers used to label items.

"The building uses an odd numbering system that skips the thirteenth floor."

verb

Present participle of "number": assigning numbers to, or totalling.

"She spent the afternoon numbering the invoices."

How to Use Numbering

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe act of giving things numbers, or the system used to do so.

numberings plural

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The building uses an odd _____ system that skips the thirteenth floor.

From Middle English nombrynge, formed from number plus the suffix -ing.

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