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Ordinal

/ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl/

An ordinal number such as first, second and third.

📖 Definitions of "Ordinal"

noun
  1. 1

    An ordinal number such as first, second and third.

    "The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"...and the "ordinals"... — F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th ed. revised (2005), p97"

  2. 2

    A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services

adjective
  1. 1

    (of a number) indicating position in a sequence

  2. 2

    Of or relating to the groupings called orders

  3. 3

    Intercardinal

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