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enumeration

  • noun
  • /ɪˌnjuːməˈɹeɪʃən/

The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.

Other meanings

  1. A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.

  2. A list; especially, a numbered list.

    “using the serial comma in enumerations”

Synonyms

  • numbering

Related words

  • underenumeration
  • scoped enumeration

Word history

From Middle French "énumeration".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “enumeration” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.