enumerativeadj.
/ɪˈnjuːmərətɪv/ That has the function of enumerating; concerned with enumeration. Const. of.
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the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [adjective] > that counts
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1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying v. §3 Being particular and enumerative of the variety of evils which have disordered his life.
1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. vi. 111 He [Thomson] rather enumerates than describes..Now the prospect from the hill at Hagley furnished me with the true explanation of this enumerative style.
1880 J. Muirhead in tr. Gaius Institutes iv. 293 (note) Whether his uelut is to be taken as enumerative..or as merely indicative.
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