counting

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counting

  • /ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/
  • /ˈkaʊ.nɪŋ/ US
  • /ˈkuːn.tɪn/ Northumbria

Rhymes with -aʊntɪŋ

noun countings

  1. countable, uncountable A count.

    Similar: enumeration

  2. countable, uncountable The act by which something is counted. The counting of the votes began immediately after the polls closed.

Similar: numbering, citation, counting, numeration, telling · Opposite: miscounting

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of count

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally, posting, sorting, compilation, numeracy, measuring, division, summary, tabulation, examination, headcount, estimation, calculating

noun

Similar: numbering, citation, counting, numeration, telling · Opposite: miscounting

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noun a count

DeutschZählung
Italianoconteggio

noun act of making a count

Françaiscomptage, décompte
DeutschZählen
Italianobilancio

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@misc{counting_2026,
  title = {counting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/counting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}