1. a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Roman numeral
n 1: a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent
1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation
[ant: Arabic numeral, Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic
numeral]