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Ordinal

/ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl/
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(adj) Indicating position in a sequence.

Some countries use ordinal numbers to count millennia, whereas others count them using cardinal numbers.
Eight hundredth, nine hundredth and one thousandth are ordinal numbers.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In English, ____ numbers such as first, second, and third indicate position in a sequence.

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