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Definitions for ordinal
ˈɔr dn əlor·di·nal
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Princeton's WordNet
ordinal number, ordinal, no.adjective
the number designating place in an ordered sequence
ordinaladjective
of or relating to a taxonomic order
"family and ordinal names of animals and plants"
ordinaladjective
being or denoting a numerical order in a series
"ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
GCIDE
Ordinaladjective
Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc. Contrasted to cardinal.
Wiktionary
ordinalnoun
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
ordinalnoun
A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services
ordinaladjective
Of a number, indicating position in a sequence.
Etymology: ordinalis, adjective formed from noun ordo, order, + adjective suffix -alis
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ordinaladjective
Noting order: as, second, third.
Etymology: ordinal, Fr. ordinalis, Lat.
The moon’s age is thus found, add to the epact the day of the month and the ordinal number of that month from March inclusive, because the epact begins at March, and the sum of those, casting away thirty or twenty-nine, as often as it ariseth, is the age of the moon. William Holder.
Ordinalnoun
A ritual; a book containing orders. Robert Ainsworth
Etymology: ordinal, Fr. ordinale, Latin.
ChatGPT
ordinal
An ordinal is a number or term that indicates position or order in relation to others, often in a series. It is used to denote a rank or place in a sequence, such as "first", "second", "third", and so on. In mathematics, particularly set theory, an ordinal number represents the order type of a well-ordered set.
Anagrams for ordinal »
Lorinda
rinaldo
rodinal
nailrod
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ordinal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ordinal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- ترتيبيArabic
- pořadový, řadovýCzech
- ordinaltal, ordenstalDanish
- Ordinale, Ordnungszahl, Ordnungszahlwort, OrdinalzahlGerman
- ordinalSpanish
- رتبهPersian
- ordinaalilukusana, lahko, lahkon, ordinaalinen, ordinaaliluku, ordinaaliFinnish
- ordinaux, ordinalFrench
- ordinalisLatin
- rangtelwoordDutch
- ordinalPortuguese
- порядковыйRussian
- redni broj, redniSerbo-Croatian
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