Meaning & use
numeral
A symbol or word used to represent a number.
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Roman numerals still appear on some clock faces and building cornerstones.
The child practiced writing numerals from one to twenty in her notebook.
A note on using this word
A numeral is the written symbol, while a 'number' is the abstract quantity that symbol represents.
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