numbers

See also: Numbers

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnʌmbɚz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnʌmbəz/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: num‧bers

Noun

numbers

1. plural of number

Noun

numbers pl (plural only)

1. Many individuals as a group.

   Numbers of people have visited the fair.

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: SSV Normandy:

     Wrex: We didn't have the numbers to go to war. Even if we did, the genophage made sure we couldn't replenish our numbers fast enough.

Quotations

• 2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 50:

  Unlike fairies who could produce only a single child every twenty years, Mud People bred like rodents. Numbers would subdue even magic.

Verb

numbers

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of number

Anagrams

• numbres, renumbs