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Meanings of counting word in inglês

Word (or morpheme) that is used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns.

Usage of counting word in inglês
1
I am... She stopped to think of the right counting word.
The Mammoth Hunters
2
Mamut said five was Her counting word of hidden authority.
The Land of Painted Caves
3
We say five is Her sacred counting word.
The Land of Painted Caves
4
Five is also the Mother's sacred counting word.
The Land of Painted Caves
5
The number of fingers on one hand, five, is an important counting word in its own right.
The Land of Painted Caves
6
There is a certain prestige in having a lower counting word and Twenty-nine was rather large already.
The Land of Painted Caves
7
Pointing to each mark, he made a mark in the dirt floor as he said the counting word aloud.
The Valley of Horses
8
She had used countings words and marked a gouge on a flat piece of antler, and Ayla found the information fascinating.
The Shelters of Stone
9
"They are good mothers, have many babies, two hands..." Ayla stopped to think of the name of the counting word.
The Mammoth Hunters
10
"Why didn't Dalanar just continue to call himself Zelandonii and make his people another Cave with the next higher counting word?" Ayla asked.
The Shelters of Stone
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