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Numbers

noun plural but singular in construction Num·bers \ˈnəm-bərz\

Definition of NUMBERS

:  the mainly narrative fourth book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see bible table
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First Known Use of NUMBERS

14th century

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98 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Numbers
  2. numbers game
  3. Bessel's day numbers
  4. captain of numbers
  5. law of large numbers
  6. pyramid of numbers
  7. theory of numbers
  8. triangular numbers
  9. number
  10. 800 number
  11. abbreviated number
  12. abundant number
  13. accession number
  14. acetone number
  15. acetyl value
  16. acid number
  17. algebraic number
  18. amicable number
  19. atomic number
  20. author number
  21. azimuthal quantum number
  22. back number
  23. baryon number
  24. book number
  25. call number
  26. cardinal number
  27. cetane number
  28. chromosome number
  29. classification number
  30. class number
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