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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the number designating place in an ordered sequence;
[syn: ordinal number, ordinal, no.]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to a taxonomic order;
- Example: "family and ordinal names of animals and plants"

2. being or denoting a numerical order in a series;
- Example: "ordinal numbers"
- Example: "held an ordinal rank of seventh"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ordinal \Or"di*nal\, a. [L. ordinalis, fr. ordo, ordinis, order. See Order.] 1. Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc. Contrasted to cardinal. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Of or pertaining to an order. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ordinal \Or"di*nal\, n. 1. A word or number denoting order or succession. [1913 Webster] 2. (Ch. of Eng.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons. [1913 Webster] 3. (R. C. Ch.) A book containing the rubrics of the Mass. [Written also ordinale.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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" [ant: cardinal] n 1: the number designating place in an ordered sequence [syn: ordinal number, ordinal, no.]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

ordinal An isomorphism class of well-ordered sets. (1995-03-10)