what does ordinal mean?
ORDINAL as NOUN
- Meaning
- the number designating place in an ordered sequence
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) ordinal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
ORDINAL as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- being or denoting a numerical order in a series
Usage Example(s)
- ordinal numbers
- held an ordinal rank of seventh
Antonym(s)
Similar To
- Meaning
- of or relating to a taxonomic order
Usage Example(s)
- family and ordinal names of animals and plants
Pertainym(s)
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