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ordinal
noun [C] /ˌɔː.dɪ.nəl/
/ˌɔːr.dən.əl/ (also ordinal number)Definition
› a number such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, that shows the position of something in a list of things: Ordinal numbers are used in these sentences: 'She was fifth in the race' and 'They celebrated the 200th anniversary of the university's foundation'. → Compare cardinal nounNumbers generally
(Definition of ordinal noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- C, c noun (NUMBER)
- constant noun
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