Roman numeral

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Roman numeral

n.
Any of the numerical symbols formed with the Roman letters I, V, X, L, C, D, and M, representing respectively the numbers 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000, used by the ancient Romans and still used today in certain formal contexts.
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Noun1.Roman numeral - a symbol in the old Roman notationRoman numeral - a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation
numeral, number - a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
Arabic numeral, Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral - one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
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Translations
número romanoxifra romana
römische Ziffer
اعداد رومي
roomalainen numero
chiffre romain
ספרה רומית
római szám
numero romano
Romeins cijfer
número romano
romersk siffra
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Of chordal functions, Doll writes, the roman numeral "I will always be I, whether it functions as tonic, or as predominant, or as pre-predominant, or as anything else; the same is true for all other numerals" (p.
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A romantic word is one that has a well-formed Roman numeral embedded within it.
Faceted hands in the classical dauphine shape combine with faceted appliques of different lengths and an applied Roman numeral XII.
VIPA was brewed to celebrate the first five years of Tatton Brewery, the V being the Roman Numeral for 5, put in front of IPA.
NEW DELHI -- A news anchor for India's state TV channel has been fired after she referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as ''Eleven'' Jinping -- apparently mistaking his name for a Roman numeral, a top official at the station said Friday.
New Delhi: Pronouncing foreign leaders' names is a headache for newsreaders the world over but on Friday it proved the downfall of one Indian newscaster, who mistook the visiting Chinese president's name for the Roman numeral XI, calling him "Eleven Jinping" on air.
And it should be clear by now the V is the Roman numeral for five, not a letter.
What number does the Roman numeral D telegraph and the concertina?
David Thompson Mr Thompson is 6ft tall, medium build, a scar on his right shoulder and a tattoo of Roman numeral 'V' on his right index finger.
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