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cardinal

adjective

  1. vivid red
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noun

  1. color (vivid red)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːd(ɪ)nəl/ / [ˈkʰɑːd(ɪ)nəl] ~ [ˈkʰɑːd(ɪ)nl̩] / /ˈkɑɹd(ɪ)nəl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cardō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin cardinālisder. Middle French cardinalbor. English cardinal From Middle French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis (“pertaining to a hinge, hence applied to that on which something turns or depends, important, principal, chief”), from cardin-, cardō (“hinge”) + -ālis, adjectival suffix.

  1. Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.

    a cardinal rule

    But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye.

  2. Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).

    a cardinal mark

  3. Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
  4. Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal’s cassock).
  5. Being one of the signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, associated with initiation, creation, and force.

name

Etymology: From Canadian French Cardinal, from French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis.

  1. A surname from French common among French Canadians as well as Cree and Métis indigenous peoples in Canada.

noun

Etymology: Capitalization of cardinal (color).

  1. A player on a sports team at Stanford University.