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ordinal definition

or·di·nal (ôrd′'n əl)

adjective

  1. expressing order or succession, specif. of a number in a series
  2. of an order of animals or plants

Etymology: ME ordynal, conforming to order < LL ordinalis < L ordo, order

noun

  1. ordinal number
  2. Eccles. a book of prescribed forms or ceremonies

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