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Grammar : Noun

Spell : awr-dn-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr dn əl

Definition of ordinals

Origin : early 14c., "book setting forth the order of services in the Church," from Late Latin adjective ordinalis (see ordinal (adj.)).

As in number : noun unit of the mathematical system

Example sentences :

After Roman numerals, even though they have the value of ordinals.
Extract from : « Punctuation » by Frederick W. Hamilton

They are the basis of the ordinals, which are formed from them by derivation.
Extract from : « The English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham

The Ordinals, except the first two, are formed from the Cardinals.
Extract from : « Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book » by C. Alphonso Smith

The Ordinals follow all the rules of adjectives as to case and number.
Extract from : « The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto » by George Cox

There are no ordinals and the only distributive is fida fida, one by one.
Extract from : « The Mafulu » by Robert W. Williamson

The ordinals are mostly formed from the cardinals by adjective endings.
Extract from : « Greek in a Nutshell » by James Strong

What business has this cardinal number octiesque uno in a row of ordinals?
Extract from : « The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) » by John Fiske.

A plain distinction, however, will show that the case of the first two ordinals is peculiar.
Extract from : « The English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham

Considering that, compared with the other ordinals, the ordinal of one is a sort of superlative, this is not at all surprising.
Extract from : « The English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham

The class of numerals known as ordinals must be placed here, as having the same function as demonstrative adjectives.
Extract from : « An English Grammar » by W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell

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