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ordinal number

/ˌɔːdɪnəlˈnʌmbər/ noun [C] ( also ordinal)

Translation

a number such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc that shows the order of things in a list
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(Definition of ordinal number noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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