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Meaning of ordinal direction

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ordinal

Pronunciation:/ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl//ˈɔːɹd.nəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. An ordinal number such as first, second and third.

    Example: The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"...and the "ordinals"... — F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th ed. revised (2005), p97

  2. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a number) indicating position in a sequence

  2. Of or relating to the groupings called orders

  3. Intercardinal