Roman numeral
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- noun
- /ˈroʊmən ˈnjuːmərəl/
:
número romano
- Major sections may be numbered in Roman numerals.
- designated by Roman numerals
- date in Roman numerals
- using Roman numerals
Examples
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Do not number tables and figures using Roman numerals.
Academic text (2012) -
You've probably never tried it, but multiplication and division are difficult to do with Roman numerals.
Blog text (31) -
Some people like to go crazy and do the date in Roman numerals.
Blog text (17) -
Also, lower case Roman numerals are the page numbers in books before you get to the actual chapters of the book.
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Sep had a gold watch with Roman numerals on it.
Fiction book (1994) -
Quotations will be identified by volume number (Roman numerals I-V) followed by a page reference.
Academic text (1993) -
Number tables consecutively through the manuscript, using Roman numerals. If appropriate, cite the source of the data in a note immediately beneath the table.
Academic text (2012) -
Figure 4b shows how the Roman numeral view of the chord sheet appears after the student has correctly entered the chords.
Academic text (1998) -
The Christensen photograph, however, clearly documents the 1883 date in Roman numerals on the façade of the posuban.
Academic text (2007) -
The year 2024 will be written as MMXXIV in Roman numerals.
Synonyms
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A word or symbol that shows a number
A word or number that tells how many things there are
Antonyms
How Complex
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is a straightforward composition of 'Roman' (pertaining to Rome) + 'numeral' (a written sign for a number), so its meaning — a number-symboling system associated with ancient Rome — is directly derivable from the constituents. This adjective+noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the term.
Etymology
Roman numeral comes from old Rome, where people used letters for counting. Picture letters like I for one, V for five and X for ten carved on stones and clocks to show 'numbers', and that picture explains why we call those letter signs 'Roman numerals' today.