Ordinal and Tertiary

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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Synonyms for Tertiary

Ordinal and tertiary are semantically related. You can use "Ordinal" instead an adjective "Tertiary".

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