ordinal

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adjective
  1. of or relating to an order, as of animals or plants.

  2. of or relating to order, rank, or position in a series.

noun
  1. an ordinal number or numeral.

Origin of ordinal

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1590–1600; <Late Latin ōrdinālis in order equivalent to Latin ōrdin- (stem of ōrdō) order + -ālis-al1

Other words from ordinal

  • or·di·nal·ly, adverb

Other definitions for ordinal (2 of 2)

ordinal2
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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 of ordinal

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1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin ōrdināle, noun use of neuter of ōrdinālis in order. See ordinal1

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British Dictionary definitions for ordinal

ordinal

/ (ˈɔːdɪnəl) /


adjective
  1. denoting a certain position in a sequence of numbers

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of an order in biological classification

noun
  1. short for ordinal number

  2. a book containing the forms of services for the ordination of ministers

  1. RC Church a service book

Origin of ordinal

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C14: (in the sense: orderly): from Late Latin ordinalis denoting order or place in a series, from Latin ordō order

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