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Definition of ordinal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ordinal

noun
 
/ˈɔːdɪnl/
 
/ˈɔːrdənl/
(also ordinal number)
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  1. a number that refers to the position of something in a series, for example ‘first’, ‘second’, etc. compare cardinalTopics Maths and measurementc1, Languagec1
    Word OriginMiddle English: from late Latin ordinalis ‘relating to order in a series’, from Latin ordo, ordin- ‘row, series, rank’.
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