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ordinal

 
(ôr'dn-əl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Being of a specified position in a numbered series: an ordinal rank of seventh.
  2. Of or relating to a taxonomic order.
n.
  1. An ordinal number.
  2. Ecclesiastical.
    1. A book of instructions for daily services.
    2. A book of forms for ordination.

[Middle English ordinel, orderly, regular, from Late Latin ōrdinālis, ordinal, from Latin ōrdō, ōrdin-, order. N., sense 2, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin ōrdināle, from Late Latin, neuter sing. of ōrdinālis, ordinal.]


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IN BRIEF: A number showing the place in a sequence.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ordenstal
adj. - ordens-

idioms:

  • ordinal number    ordenstal

Nederlands (Dutch)
rangtelwoord, rituaal, betreffende een klasse/ orde (biologie)

Français (French)
n. - ordinal
adj. - ordinal

idioms:

  • ordinal number    nombre ordinal

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Ordnungs-
n. - Ordinalzahl

idioms:

  • ordinal number    Ordinalzahl

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τακτικός, της κατάταξης
n. - (γραμμ.) τακτικό (αριθμητικό)

idioms:

  • ordinal number    (γραμμ.) τακτικό αριθμητικό

Italiano (Italian)
numerale ordinale

idioms:

  • ordinal number    numerale ordinale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ordinal
n. - numeral ordinal

idioms:

  • ordinal number    número ordinal

Русский (Russian)
порядковое числительное

idioms:

  • ordinal number    порядковое числительное

Español (Spanish)
n. - ordinal, ritual
adj. - ordinal

idioms:

  • ordinal number    número ordinal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ordnings-, hörande till en ordning(biol)
n. - ordningstal

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
序数, 顺序的, 依次的

idioms:

  • ordinal number    序数

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 序數
adj. - 順序的, 依次的

idioms:

  • ordinal number    序數

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 서수, 성직수임식순
adj. - 서수의, 차례를 나타내는, 목의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 順序を示す
n. - 序数, 聖職授任式次第書

idioms:

  • ordinal number    序数

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ترتيبي (الاسم) رقم يحدد الترتيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מספר סידורי, ספר תפילה (נוצרי)‬
adj. - ‮סידורי, סודר‬


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