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cardinal
adjective
- of main importance; principal; chief
- bright-red, like the robe of a cardinal
noun
- one of the Roman Catholic officials appointed by the pope to his council ( College of Cardinals)
- bright red
- a woman's short cloak, originally red and usually hooded, fashionable in the 18th cent.
- ☆ any of various passerine birds (family Emberizidae); esp., a bright-red, crested American species (Cardinalis cardinalis) with a red bill
- cardinal number
Related Forms:
- cardinally adverb
- cardinalship noun
See cardinal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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