"ordinal indicator" meaning in English

See ordinal indicator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ordinal indicators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ordinal indicator (plural ordinal indicators)
  1. A sign adjacent to a numeral denoting that it is an ordinal number, rather than a cardinal number. Wikipedia link: ordinal indicator Related terms: ª (english: feminine ordinal indicator), º (english: masculine ordinal indicator) Translations (Translations): 序數指示符 (Chinese Mandarin), 序数指示符 (xùshù zhǐshìfú) (Chinese Mandarin), indicatore ordinale [masculine] (Italian)

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