"ordinal number" meaning in All languages combined

See ordinal number on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ordinal number [singular], ordinal numbers [plural]
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  1. An ordinal number tells where in a sequence a thing is.
    Sense id: simple-ordinal_number-en-noun-Oo17FGA- Categories (other): Grammar
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