enumeration

noun

Definition of enumerationnext
as in list
a long list of things one after another We were provided with an exhaustive enumeration of the inventory, ordered by amount currently on hand.

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Recent Examples of enumeration Females, minors &c are excluded from the polls, but are included in the enumeration of persons on whom representation is apportioned. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 The drafts were messy, but, in reality, so, too, were the handwritten ones—their own version of chaos with arrows, enumerations, and strikethroughs. — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 The set of 10 developed as the standard enumeration in the Haggadah, the liturgical text of Passover, which was first compiled in the early centuries of the Common Era and redacted toward the end of the first millennium. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026 Anything that was anti-Jewish—a story about exclusion, an obstacle that hadn’t come down, a disapproving enumeration of supposedly Jewish traits—was possibly more fascinating. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enumeration
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  1. list
  2. listing
  3. inventory
  4. iteration
Noun
  • For those feeling grim about Milwaukee’s local music scene post-The Garage’s closure and no-play list fallout, look no further for artist solidarity than the library.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The offer spans several bucket-list destinations, including Antarctica, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, the Galápagos, and more.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of list
Noun
  • Consumers can check the California Department of Public Health’s recall listings for product photos, lot numbers, expiration dates and other information needed to determine whether a product is affected.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • According to this year's Housing Mismatch Report, released in May, the Miami metro area also has a significant shortage of affordable listings for many of those looking to buy homes.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of listing
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  • Hence, retail traders will gain a cheaper and more precise way to speculate on crude, but production, consumption, inventories and geopolitics will remain the dominant forces setting prices.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Long maintenance periods can reduce the number of submarines available for deployments even when the vessels remain counted in the fleet’s overall inventory.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of inventory
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  • The new iteration, however, has not been battle tested and the current version of the SAMP/T has a smaller range than the Patriot.
    — Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Controversial from the start The study is the latest iteration of one that began after Hurricane Irma struck in 2017.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of iteration

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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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