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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Ordinal \Or"di*nal\, a. [L. ordinalis, fr. ordo, ordinis, order.
See Order.]
1. Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers,
first, second, third, etc. Contrasted to cardinal.
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2. Of or pertaining to an order.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Ordinal \Or"di*nal\, n.
1. A word or number denoting order or succession.
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2. (Ch. of Eng.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and
consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
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3. (R. C. Ch.) A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.
[Written also ordinale.]
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WordNet Ordinal
adj 1: of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal
names of animals and plants"
2: being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal
numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" [ant: cardinal]
n : the number designating place in an ordered sequence [syn: {ordinal
number}, no.]

Moby Dictionary
Gaussian integer , Sefer Torah , Torah , Torah scroll , Virginal ,
algebraic number , algorismic , algorithmic , aliquot , breviary ,
canon , cardinal , cardinal number , categorical , catenary ,
characteristic , church book , classificational , classificatory ,
complex number , consecutive , decimal , defective number , defining ,
denominative , differential , digital , distinctive , divisional ,
divisionary , euchologion , euchology , even , even number ,
exponential , farse , figural , figurate , figurative , finite ,
finite number , formulary , fraction , fractional , imaginary ,
imaginary number , impair , impossible , infinite , infinity , integer ,
integral , irrational , irrational number , lectionary , lineal ,
linear , litany , logarithmic , logometric , machzor , manual , missal ,
mixed number , negative , numeral , numerary , numerative , numeric ,
odd , pair , particular , peculiar , polygonal number , pontifical ,
positive , possible , prayer book , prime , prime number , progressive ,
pure imaginary , radical , rational , rational number , real ,
real number , reciprocal , rectangular number , ritual , rituale ,
round number , rubric , sequent , sequential , serial , serial number ,
seriate , service book , siddur , special , specific , subdivisional ,
submultiple , successional , successive , surd , taxonomic ,
transcendental , transcendental number , transfinite number , typal ,
typical , whole number

FOLDOC ordinal

An isomorphism class of well-ordered sets.

(1995-03-10)