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Vinony

outnumber

verb

  1. be more numerous than
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Pronunciation: /aʊtˈnʌmbə(ɹ)/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Latin numerus Anglo-Norman noumbrebor. Middle English nombre English number English outnumber From out- + number.

  1. To be more in number than somebody or something.

    “Women outnumbered men by two to one.”

    “There are 105 D.B. Type "23" engines and they were intended to replace the famous Prussian "P8" class 4-6-0s (Type "38"), but dieselisation prevented further construction and they are greatly outnumbered by the thousand or so "P8s" which are still in service and which can be seen on a great variety of duties.”