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Meaning of 'cardinal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cardinal [ a.]
- Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.
- One of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.
- A woman's short cloak with a hood.
- Mulled red wine.

Meaning of 'cardinal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cardinal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
Example in sentence:
  • cardinal numbers
2 . cardinal [ s]
Meaning (2):
- serving as an essential component
Example in sentence:
  • a cardinal rule;
  • an example that was fundamental to the argument;
  • computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure;
  • the central cause of the problem

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