what does cardinal mean?
CARDINAL as NOUN
- Meaning
- crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
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Hypernyms(s) cardinal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a variable color averaging a vivid red
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Hypernyms(s) cardinal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
Hypernyms(s) cardinal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the number of elements in a mathematical set
- denotes a quantity but not the order
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Hypernyms(s) cardinal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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CARDINAL as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- serving as an essential component
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- a cardinal rule
- the central cause of the problem
- an example that was fundamental to the argument
- computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
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- Meaning
- being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
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