Ordinal
Ordinal adjective - Being or denoting a numerical order in a series.
Usage example: ordinal numbers
Tertiary and ordinal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tertiary" instead an adjective "Ordinal".
Nearby Words: ordinary, ordination
Tertiary
Tertiary adjective - Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position.
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