enumerated
Americanadjective
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named or listed one by one, as if in counting.
I couldn’t remember any of the rapidly enumerated salad dressing options, and just told the waiter to surprise me.
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counted systematically, as in a census, inventory, etc..
The enumerated population of Manitoba increased 5.2 percent over the past five years.
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Computers. (of a data type) allowing only values selected from a limited set of named elements.
Assign an importance level to each record by creating an enumerated type with values such as “low,” “medium,” and “high.”
Months of the year are an enumerated data type.
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Chiefly Canadian. (of a voter) entered by name in an official register of eligible voters for an election.
In the last municipal election in Halifax, 58 percent of enumerated voters cast a ballot.
verb
Other Word Forms
- nonenumerated adjective
- unenumerated adjective
- well-enumerated adjective
Etymology
Origin of enumerated
First recorded in 1650–60; 1970–75 enumerated for def. 3; enumerate ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; enumerate ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., enumerated some of the Democrats’ demands in the Senate earlier this week.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
“The Commission has not, to date, made a determination regarding whether any such contracts involve an activity enumerated or prohibited.”
From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025
The government of which they’re part is bound by laws, by a Constitution that is not only a document of enumerated laws but a mean, lean machine for preserving liberty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
There’s a journalistic quality to the movie, which delivers a readily digestible summary of Beckett’s life, with all the important moments neatly enumerated.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024
He enumerated the names of famous Charleses in order to stir up genetic ambition in the boy.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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