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enumeration

[ ih-noo-muh-rey-shuhn, ih-nyoo- ]

noun

  1. an act of enumerating.
  2. a catalog or list.


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Other Words From

  • pree·numer·ation noun
  • ree·numer·ation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of enumeration1

First recorded in 1545–55, enumeration is from the Latin word ēnumerātiōn- (stem of ēnumerātiō ). See enumerate, -ion

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Example Sentences

The exploit enables anyone to perform both username enumeration and password brute-forcing on vulnerable Azure servers.

A comprehensive list of undocumented immigrants does not exist, and by law, apportionment numbers must be based on an actual enumeration, not estimates.

A comprehensive list of undocumented immigrants does not exist, and by law apportionment numbers must be based on an actual enumeration, not estimates.

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Always remember that a short anecdote well told is worth pages of aimless enumeration.

And an enumeration of all possible causes must be made; for if one be omitted it may be the one that is in fact the right one.

To give a just idea of these varieties we shall make an enumeration of them as they are found in the different parts of the world.

A catalogue of the varieties of apparent evidence which are not real evidence, is an enumeration of Fallacies.

Without such an enumeration, therefore, the present work would be wanting in an essential point.

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