"adverbial number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adverbial numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} adverbial number (plural adverbial numbers)
  1. (grammar) A word that expresses a countable number of times; an adverbial numeral. Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: cardinal number, ordinal number
    Sense id: en-adverbial_number-en-noun-aeYKQRrA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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