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Synonyms for ordinals

Grammar : Noun
Spell : awr-dn-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr dn əl

Top 10 synonyms for ordinals
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Définition 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

Antonyms for ordinals

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