Ordinal can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.
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| ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" | ||
| ordinal - of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal names of animals and plants" | ||
Noun |
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| ordinal - An ordinal number such as first, second and third. | ||
| ordinal - A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services. |
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| 1. | adj. | Ordinal numbers. | |
| 2. | adj. | Held an ordinal rank of seventh. | |
| 3. | adj. | Family and ordinal names of animals and plants. | |
| 4. | adj. | Some countries use ordinal numbers to count millennia, whereas others count them using cardinal numbers. | |
| 5. | adj. | Eight hundredth, nine hundredth and one thousandth are ordinal numbers. | |
| 6. | adj. | One is a cardinal number; first is an ordinal number. |
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| adj. | |
| Ordinal numbers. |
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| Held an ordinal rank of seventh. |
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| Family and ordinal names of animals and plants. |
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| Some countries use ordinal numbers to count millennia, whereas others count them using cardinal numbers. | |
| Eight hundredth, nine hundredth and one thousandth are ordinal numbers. | |
| One is a cardinal number; first is an ordinal number. | |