- ordinal number
- noun (C) one of the numbers such as first, second, third etc which show the order of things —compare cardinal number
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ordinal number — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)dɪn(ə)l nʌ̱mbə(r)[/t]] ordinal numbers N COUNT An ordinal number or an ordinal is a word such as first , third , and tenth that tells you where a particular thing occurs in a sequence of things. Compare cardinal number … English dictionary
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