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The notations {{rn|IV}} and {{rn|IX}} can be read as "one less than five" (4) and "one less than ten" (9), although there is a tradition favouring representation of "4" as "{{rn|IIII}}" on Roman numeral clocks. | The notations {{rn|IV}} and {{rn|IX}} can be read as "one less than five" (4) and "one less than ten" (9), although there is a tradition favouring representation of "4" as "{{rn|IIII}}" on Roman numeral clocks. | ||
Other common uses include year numbers on monuments and buildings and copyright dates on the title screens of movies and television programs. {{rn|MCM}}, signifying "a thousand, and a hundred less than another thousand", means 1900, so 1912 is written {{rn|MCMXII}}. For the years of this | Other common uses include year numbers on monuments and buildings and copyright dates on the title screens of movies and television programs. {{rn|MCM}}, signifying "a thousand, and a hundred less than another thousand", means 1900, so 1912 is written {{rn|MCMXII}}. For the years of this millenium, {{rn|MM}} indicates 2000. The current year is {{rn|{{Roman Numeral| {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}}} ({{CURRENTYEAR}}). In Ab Urbe Condita it is {{rn|{{Roman Numeral| {{CURRENTYEAR}}+753}}}} ({{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+753}})<ref>The Year in ab urbe condita: https://aburbecondita.com</ref>. | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||