ORDINAL


Meaning of ORDINAL in English

/ ˈɔːdɪnl; NAmE ˈɔːrdənl/ (also ˌordinal ˈnumber ) noun

a number that refers to the position of sth in a series, for example 'first', 'second', etc.

—compare cardinal

►  or·din·al adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (referring to a service book in the Christian church): the noun from medieval Latin ordinale (neuter); the adjective from late Latin ordinalis relating to order in a series, from Latin ordo , ordin- row, series, rank.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.