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The number indicating the place, location, or designation of a number in a sequence: When judging a contest, the judges must determine the ordinal positions of the winning contestants; such as, First Place; Second Place; Third Place, etc.
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ord-, ordinato-, -ordin-, -ordinate, -ordinating, -ordinated
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(Latin numbers as cardinals, "quantities"; and as ordinals, "showing order" or "designating a place in an ordered sequence")