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numeral vs ordinal

ordinal vs numeral

numeral and ordinal both are nouns.

numeral and ordinal both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
numeral Yes Yes No No
ordinal Yes Yes No No
As nouns, ordinal is a hyponym of numeral; that is, ordinal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than numeral:
  • numeral: a word expressing a number.
  • ordinal: the number designating place in an ordered sequence
Other hyponyms of numeral include no., ordinal number, indefinite numeral, cardinal number, cardinal numeral.
numeral (noun) ordinal (noun)
a symbol used to represent a number the number designating place in an ordered sequence
a word expressing a number.
numeral (adjective) ordinal (adjective)
of or relating to or denoting numbers being or denoting a numerical order in a series
of or relating to a taxonomic order
Difference between numeral and ordinal

Words related to "ordinal"


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