ordinal

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noun

or·di·nal ˈȯr-də-nəl How to pronounce ordinal (audio)

ˈȯrd-nəl

capitalized [Middle English, from Medieval Latin ordinale, from Late Latin, neuter of ordinalis] : a book of rites for the ordination of deacons, priests, and bishops

[Late Latin ordinalis, from ordinalis, adjective] : ordinal number

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

If there were several sisters, ordinals could be used, Claudia Tertia, Claudia Quarta, etc.

National Geographic, 4 Nov. 2019

Adjective

With just three primary colors (plus black and white) and two ordinal directions, Piet Mondrian took painting to new levels of abstraction.

The Art Newspaper, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022 From the insight derivation or analytics perspective, the structure provides the right data type (i.e., nominal, ordinal or numeric).

Prashanth Southekal, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021 The sections are constructed of scraps and vignettes, fragmentary pieces of memory that hop around the time line, following their own ordinal logic.

Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2019 The second is ordinal-linguistic personification, or OLP, in which different parts of a sequence — days of the week, but also things like letters of the alphabet and months of the year — are each imbued with their own unique personalities.

Cari Romm, The Cut, 10 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Latin ordinalis, from Latin ordin-, ordo

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	ordinal
释义	ordinal 1 of 2 noun or·di·nal ˈȯr-də-nəl ˈȯrd-nəl 1 capitalized [Middle English, from Medieval Latin ordinale, from Late Latin, neuter of ordinalis] : a book of rites for the ordination of deacons, priests, and bishops 2 [Late Latin ordinalis, from ordinalis, adjective] : ordinal number ordinal 2 of 2 adjective 1 : of a specified order or rank in a series 2 : of or relating to a taxonomic order Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Noun If there were several sisters, ordinals could be used, Claudia Tertia, Claudia Quarta, etc. National Geographic, 4 Nov. 2019 Adjective With just three primary colors (plus black and white) and two ordinal directions, Piet Mondrian took painting to new levels of abstraction. The Art Newspaper, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022 From the insight derivation or analytics perspective, the structure provides the right data type (i.e., nominal, ordinal or numeric). Prashanth Southekal, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021 The sections are constructed of scraps and vignettes, fragmentary pieces of memory that hop around the time line, following their own ordinal logic. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2019 The second is ordinal-linguistic personification, or OLP, in which different parts of a sequence — days of the week, but also things like letters of the alphabet and months of the year — are each imbued with their own unique personalities. Cari Romm, The Cut, 10 May 2018 Word History Etymology Adjective Late Latin ordinalis, from Latin ordin-, ordo First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing ordinal ordinal number ordinal number Kids Definition ordinal noun or·di·nal ˈȯr-də-nəl : ordinal number
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ordinal

noun

adjective

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing ordinal

Kids Definition

noun