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cardinal Definition
(a)
being
or
denoting
a
numerical
quantity
but
not
order
; "
cardinal
numbers
"
(n) (
Roman
Catholic
Church
)
one
of
a
group
of
more
than
100
prominent
bishops
in
the
Sacred
College
who
advise
the
Pope
and
elect
new
Popes
(n)
the
number
of
elements
in
a
mathematical
set
;
denotes
a
quantity
but
not
the
order
(n)
a
variable
color
averaging
a
vivid
red
(n)
crested
thick
-
billed
North
American
finch
having
bright
red
plumage
in
the
male
(s)
serving
as
an
essential
component
; "
a
cardinal
rule
"; "
the
central
cause
of
the
problem
"; "
an
example
that
was
fundamental
to
the
argument
"; "
computers
are
fundamental
to
modern
industrial
structure
"
cardinal Synonyms
cardinal
cardinal grosbeak
cardinal number
Cardinalis cardinalis
carmine
central
fundamental
key
primal
redbird
Richmondena Cardinalis
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