innumerable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From in- +‎ numerable; from Middle English innumerable, from Latin innumerābilis, from in- +‎ numerābilis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈnuːməɹ.əbəl/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈnjuːməɹ.əbəl/
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Adjective[edit]

innumerable (comparative more innumerable, superlative most innumerable)

  1. Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered
    The casualties of the Second World War were so great that they are innumerable.
  2. Of a very high number; extremely numerous

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin innumerābilis.

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Adjective[edit]

innumerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural innumerables)

  1. innumerable
    Synonym: innombrable

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin innumerābilis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /innumeˈɾable/ [ĩn.nu.meˈɾa.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: in‧nu‧me‧ra‧ble

Adjective[edit]

innumerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural innumerables)

  1. innumerable

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