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N -Digits used in math; also tiV - To total the amount of a series of things

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Used as a noun, listen here, it means: N -Digits used in math; also tiV - To total the amount of a series of things. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: The sense of a body part having less and less ability to feel when being touched; can also describe the feeling of being unable to think or react clearly.

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Usage examples (46)
  • The measure of a man is not the number of his servants but in the number of people whom he serves.
  • He has an unlisted number
  • I hope to become one of their number before I die
  • A number 13 shoe
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  • ''number" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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