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ordinal

Syllabification: (or·di·nal)

Pronunciation: /ˈôrdn-əl/

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Definition of ordinal

noun

1short for ordinal number.

2 Christian Church, chiefly historical a service book, especially one with the forms of service used at ordinations.

adjective

of or relating to a thing’s position in a series:ordinal position of birth
of or relating to an ordinal number.
Biology of or relating to a taxonomic order.

Origin:

Middle English (ordinal (sense 2 of the noun)): the noun from medieval Latin ordinale (neuter); the adjective from late Latin ordinalis 'relating to order in a series', from Latin ordo, ordin- (see order)

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