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Meaning of ordinal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɔː.dɪ.nəl

Definitions

  1. An ordinal number such as first, second and third.
  2. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services
  3. A unique serial number assigned to a satoshi based on its position in the blockchain.

Equivalents

العربية العدد الترتيبي
Čeština pořadový řadový
Dansk ordenstal ordinaltal
Deutsch Ordinale Ordinalzahl Ordnungszahl
Español ordinal
Suomi järjestysluku lahkon ordinaali ordinaaliluku ordinaalilukusana ordinaalinen
Français ordinal ordinal ordinaux
Հայերեն դասական
Bahasa Indonesia ordinal
ქართული რიგობითი
Latina ordinalis
Português ordinal
Русский поря́дковый

Examples

“The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"[…]and the "ordinals"[…]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

ordinal adjective ordinal date ordinal direction ordinal indicator ordinal number ordinal numeral

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