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Enumeration

//ɪˌnjuːməˈɹeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
  2. 2
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order wordnet
  3. 3
    A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
  4. 4
    a numbered list wordnet
  5. 5
    A list; especially, a numbered list.

    "using the serial comma in enumerations"

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  1. 6
    A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
  2. 7
    A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.

    "In Ada, enumeration literals are allowed to appear in more than one declaration in the same referencing environment."

Etymology

From Middle French énumeration (French énumération). By surface analysis, enumerate + -ion.

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