ˈnʌmbə ˈnjuːməɹəl ˈnuməɹəl ˈnjuːməɹəl ˈnuməɹəl n(j)uːˈmɛɹɪk n(j)uˈmɛɹɪkəl of or relating to or denoting numbers a numeral adjective numerical order a numeric symbol a symbol used to represent a number he learned to write the numerals before he went to school a word expressing a number. Numerals may be attributive, as in ‘two dogs’, or pronominal, as in ‘I saw two (of them)’.