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Roman numeral

Roman numeral

 
pronunciation:
ro mn nu m rl
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part of speech: noun
definition: a letter used as a number in the ancient Roman number system. The letter I equals 1, V equals 5, X equals 10, L equals 50, C equals 100, D equals 500, and M equals 1,000. In this system, a letter followed by one of equal or lesser value means the two are added; seven is VII, or 5+1+1. A letter followed by one of greater value means that the first is subtracted from the second; four hundred is CD, or 500-100.
The Roman numeral for 15 is XV and for 4 is IV.The United Nations was founded in 1945, or in Roman numerals, MCMXLV.
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