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cardinal

adjectivemasculine/femininegeneral usecommon/kɐɾdiˈnal/car·di·nal

Definition

Fundamental, principal, essential. (As a numeral) indicating absolute quantity (e.g., one, two, three).

“Prudence is one of the four cardinal virtues.”

“'Five' is a cardinal number.”

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