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ordinal
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Definitions ofordinal
1noun
- An ordinal number such as first, second and third.
Example: "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"
- A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services
1adjective
- (of a number) indicating position in a sequence
- Of or relating to the groupings called orders
- Intercardinal
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