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If I use the word "enumerated", must the list be numeric or can it be bullet points?

English Language & Usage Asked on July 24, 2021

If I use the word "enumerated" in writing, must the list I am enumerating be numeric or can it be bullet points?

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Although enumerate has overtones of numeric order because of its etymology, it is not so restricted in its use:

enumerate =

to name things separately, one by one

Cambridge

Similarly, Merriam Webster offers a definition that avoids any numeric content:

enumerate =

to specify one after another : LIST

Merriam Webster

Because bullet points list items separately, the bullets breaking any grammatical link between them, enumerate fits well despite the lack of ordered number to the list.

Correct answer by Anton on July 24, 2021

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