dn adjective
1.
of or pertaining to an order, as of animals or plants.
2.
of or pertaining to order, rank, or position in a series.
noun
3.
an ordinal number or numeral.
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noun
1.
a directory of ecclesiastical services.
2.
a book containing the forms for the ordination of priests, consecration of bishops, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin ōrdināle, noun use of neuter of ōrdinālis in order. See ordinal1
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin ōrdināle, noun use of neuter of ōrdinālis in order. See ordinal1
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| —adj | |
| 1. | denoting a certain position in a sequence of numbers |
| 2. | of, relating to, or characteristic of an order in biological classification |
| —n | |
| 3. | short for ordinal number |
| 4. | a book containing the forms of services for the ordination of ministers |
| 5. | RC Church a service book |
| [C14: (in the sense: orderly): from Late Latin ordinalis denoting order or place in a series, from Latin ordō | |
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Word Origin & History
ordinal
late 14c., "book setting forth the order of services in the Church," from L.L. adj. ordinalis "showing order, denoting an order of succession," from L. ordo (gen. ordinis) "row, series" (see order). The adj. in English, "marking position in an order or series," is attested from 1590s.
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ordinal definition
mathematicsAn isomorphism class of well-ordered sets.
(1995-03-10)
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