ordinal

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɔːɹd.nəl/

Adjective

ordinal (not comparable)

1. (maths, of a number) indicating position in a sequence
2. (taxonomy) Of or relating to the groupings called orders
3. (nautical) intercardinal

Related terms

• ordinate

Translations

• French: ordinal, ordinaux
• Portuguese: ordinal
• Russian: поря́дковый
• Spanish: ordinal

Noun

ordinal (plural ordinals)

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

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