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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
  • Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock).
  • nautical Of or relating to the '''cardinal''' directions (north, south, east and west).
  • Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.

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Noun:

  • An official in the Catholic Church, ranking only below the Pope and the Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)
  • A Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.)
  • Any of various related Wikipedia article on cardinal birds.)
  • A shade of scarlet associated with the colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock.
  • A songbird of the finch family, ''Cardinalis cardinalis''.

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Proper noun:

  • American football A player on the team "Arizona Cardinals".
  • A sports team or a player on a sports team at Stanford University.
  • A student or player on a sports team at the University of Louisville.
  • baseball A player on the team "The St. Louis Cardinals".

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