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ordinal

or·di·nal

ordinal

 
pronunciation:
or d nl
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: of a particular position in a numbered order.
an ordinal rank of fifteenth
definition 2: of or concerning a biological order, as of plants or animals.
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part of speech: noun
definition: any of the numbers, such "first," "third," or "fifteenth," that denote a position in a numbered order; ordinal number.
derivation: ordinally (adv.)
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