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cardeal — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cardinal adj Of central or fundamental importance.

Senses

cardeal is used for these senses in English:

  • cardinal Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
  • cardinal (nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).
  • cardinal Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.

cardinal — full definition

  1. adj Of central or fundamental importance.
  2. adj Deep red in color, like a Catholic cardinal's robes.
  3. noun A senior official of the Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope.
  4. noun A North American songbird known for the male's bright red feathers.

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