Antonyms for ordinals
| 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
- 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
Synonyms for ordinals
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