Ok, so I would like to know what word class numbers are and also time? for example twelve or seven o'clock?
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What do you think they are? Why is it important to know the answer? Why don't you think they are nouns?– SrJovenCommented Dec 4, 2014 at 18:23
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How snide and unhelpful. Certainly numbers can be other than nouns. Merriam-Webster online shows "three" as a noun, pronoun, and adjective. i.word.com/idictionary/three And what do you suppose it is in "I ate three more pieces of pie"?– Brian HitchcockCommented Dec 5, 2014 at 12:49
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@BrianHitchcock Exactly the question that needed to be asked. The OP question is far shy from being able to be answered authoritatively. But to ask a good question on ELU, it would help to know what problem the question solves, and, hopefully, what specific research might have been done prior to asking here. If the answer depends on the question, there is little here to go on.– SrJovenCommented Dec 11, 2014 at 13:35
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As far as I know, in linguistics numbers are called "numerals".
Edit: They definitely are. Check out this Wikipedia article about numerals. I believe that's what you were looking for?
Regarding time: That's also a numeral. Numbers are always numerals, and seven o'clock is nothing but a numeral + a shorter version of "of the clock".
