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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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