ordinal (adj.)

  1. of or relating to a taxonomic order; family and ordinal names of animals and plants'

  2. being or denoting a numerical order in a series; ordinal numbers; held an ordinal rank of seventh'

    ordinal (n.)

  1. the number designating place in an ordered sequence

    [ Syn: ordinal number , no. ]

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