enumeration
Other forms: enumerations
Enumeration means counting or reciting numbers or a numbered list. A waiter's lengthy enumeration of all the available salad dressings might seem a little hostile if he begins with a deep sigh.
When you're reciting a list of things, it's enumeration. Your enumeration of complaints about your hotel room might be received with a smile by the manager, but she may be silently engaging in her own enumeration of the reasons she doesn't want you at her hotel. The root of the word "number" — numer, from the Latin numerus — is hiding in the middle of enumeration. Just remember to leave out the b from number when you spell it.
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the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending ordersynonyms: count, counting, numeration, reckoning, tallytypes:blood countthe act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood samplecountdowncounting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)miscountan inaccurate countpollthe counting of votes (as in an election)recountan additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close electionsperm countthe act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculateCBC, blood profile, complete blood countcounting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blooddifferential blood countcounting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in 1 cubic millimeter of blood; may be included as part of a complete blood counttype of:
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a numbered list
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Learn these words to better understand the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution ratified by Congress on December 15, 1791. Read the full text here.
The Constitution is, quite simply, the basis of American democracy. The document details what the branches of government must do, what they are entitled to do, and what they cannot do. Read the full text here.
The Constitution is, quite simply, the basis of all American democracy. The document details what the branches of government must do, are entitled to do, and what they cannot do. Abraham Lincoln said: "Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties." In addition to cherishing the Constitution as the tangible basis of all our rights and laws, there is always a lot of controversy in political circles about what is and isn't "constitutional," so it is important to be familiar with what the actual document says to be able to evaluate those claims. The entire document can be read here.