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    [Noun]  | "enu*mer*a*tion" | \ i-ˌn(y)ü-mə-ˈrā-shən \


    1: the act or process of making or stating a list of things one after another; also : the list itself

    2: the act or process of counting something or a count made of something


    Origin: 1551 ;

    [Noun]  | "enumeration clause" 


    1: a clause in Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution requiring a count of the population in each state every ten years for the purpose of apportioning representatives —called also census clause


    Origin: 1862 ;

    [Noun]  | "enumeration" 


    1: a long list of things one after another;


      * e.g., " ... We were provided with an exhaustive enumeration of the inventory, ordered by amount currently on hand. "



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    [Verb]  | "enumerate" 


    1: to specify one after another;


      * e.g., " ... I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence "



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    2: to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added;


      * e.g., " ... there were more birds hovering about the bird feeder than I could possibly enumerate "



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    3: to make a list of;


      * e.g., " ... let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand "



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     [ "enumerate" ]

    1: Number; to count

      * e.g.,  ... Do not enumerate your youthful foul before the process of incubation has fully materialized. 

     [ "legume enumerator" ]

    1: A fancy way of saying "bean counter".

      * e.g.,  ... The graphing functionality in EXCEL is at best mediocre. The legume enumerators, who never draw anything but pie charts, tell me that it has many wonderful features that I never use. 

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