oldnumbersymbols

noun

UK /əʊld ˈnʌmbə ˈsɪmbəlz/

US /oʊld ˈnʌmbər ˈsɪmbəlz/

Old number symbols are the special marks people used long ago to write numbers.

The museum showed old number symbols carved into a stone tablet.

SYNONYMS

ancient numerals historic figures old digits early number signs

RELATED WORDS

hieroglyphs Roman numerals cuneiform tally marks abacus

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Marks on very old objects that stand for amounts or counts.

Archaeologists found old number symbols on the pottery.

3. Ways of writing numbers that are no longer used today.

Students compared old number symbols with modern digits.

4. Signs in ancient books that represent quantities.

The scroll was filled with old number symbols in faded ink.