Definitions for ordinalˈɔr dn əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•di•nalˈɔr dn əl(adj.)
of or pertaining to an order, as of animals or plants.
of or pertaining to order, rank, or position in a series.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(n.)an ordinal number or numeral.
Origin of ordinal:
1590–1600; < LL ōrdinālis in order
or′di•nal•ly(adv.)
or•di•nalˈɔr dn əl(n.)
a directory of ecclesiastical services.
Category: Religion
a book containing the forms for the ordination of priests, consecration of bishops, etc.
Category: Religion
Origin of ordinal:
1350–1400; ME < ML ōrdinālis. See ordinal1
Princeton's WordNet
ordinal number, ordinal, no.(adj)
the number designating place in an ordered sequence
ordinal(adj)
of or relating to a taxonomic order
"family and ordinal names of animals and plants"
ordinal(adj)
being or denoting a numerical order in a series
"ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Wiktionary
ordinal(Noun)
An ordinal number such as first, second and third.
The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"...and the "ordinals"... u2014 F. M. Wheelock, Wheelocku2019s Latin, 6th ed. revised (2005), p97
ordinal(Noun)
A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services
ordinal(Adjective)
Of a number, indicating position in a sequence.
Origin: ordinalis, adjective formed from noun ordo, order, + adjective suffix -alis
Translations for ordinal
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ordinal(noun)
the numbers which show order in a series ie first, second, third etc.
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