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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔː^rdɪn^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɔrdənəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′dn əl)

or•di•nal¹ /ˈɔrdənəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]

of or relating to order, rank, or position in a series.

n. [countable]

an ordinal number or numeral:The word "second'' is an ordinal.

See -ord-.

or•di•nal¹ (ôr′dn əl),USA pronunciation adj.

of or pertaining to an order, as of animals or plants.
of or pertaining to order, rank, or position in a series.

an ordinal number or numeral.

Late Latin ōrdinālis in order equivalent. to Latin ōrdin- (stem of ōrdō ) order + -ālis -al¹
1590–1600

or ′di•nal•ly, adv.

or•di•nal² (ôr′dn əl),USA pronunciation n.

Religiona directory of ecclesiastical services.
Religiona book containing the forms for the ordination of priests, consecration of bishops, etc.

Medieval Latin ōrdināle, noun, nominal use of neuter of ōrdinālis in order. See ordinal¹
Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ordinal /ˈɔːdɪn^əl/ adj

denoting a certain position in a sequence of numbers
of, relating to, or characteristic of an order in biological classification

short for ordinal number
a book containing the forms of services for the ordination of ministers
a service book

Etymology: 14th Century: (in the sense: orderly): from Late Latin ordinalis denoting order or place in a series, from Latin ordō order

'ordinal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cardinal number - eighteenth - eighth - eightieth - eleventh - fiftieth - first - fortieth - hand - hundredth - millionth - nineteenth - ninetieth - ninth - nth - number - ordinal number - second - seventeenth - seventh - seventieth - sixteenth - sixth - sixtieth - tenth - -th - third - thirteenth - thirtieth - thousandth - transfinite number - twelfth - twentieth - cent - centesimal - co-ordinal - eighty-eighth - eighty-fifth - eighty-first - eighty-fourth - eighty-ninth - eighty-second - eighty-seventh - eighty-sixth - eighty-third - eth - fifteenth - fifth - fifty-eighth - fifty-fifth

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