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Este verbete ainda não foi traduzido para o seu idioma, portanto o original é exibido abaixo.
unnumbered
This term functions in two distinct semantic spheres. In a technical or administrative sense, it describes a failure or omission of labeling, such as a page or a file lacking a sequence marker. This usage is neutral and often implies a need for organization or a clerical error.
In a poetic or literary sense, the word evokes a feeling of infinity and overwhelming scale. When describing stars or grains of sand, it suggests a quantity so vast that the act of counting becomes futile, shifting the meaning from a lack of labels to an abundance beyond human comprehension.
Meanings
Examples
The unnumbered pages at the beginning of the book contain the preface.
Please leave the document in the unnumbered folder on the desk.
He lives in an unnumbered house down a narrow alley.
The archive contains unnumbered files that need to be sorted.
The army consisted of unnumbered warriors from across the realm.
Unnumbered casualties were reported after the great battle.
I have spent unnumbered hours trying to solve this puzzle.