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