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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024car•di•nal /ˈkɑrdənl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- Phoneticsof the greatest significance:a matter of cardinal importance; a cardinal sin.
n. [countable] - Religiona high church official appointed by the pope.
- Birdsa common crested songbird of North America, the male of which is bright red.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024car•di•nal (kär′dn l),USA pronunciation adj. - Phoneticsof prime importance;
chief;
principal:of cardinal significance. - of the color cardinal.
n. - Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.
- BirdsAlso called cardinal grosbeak. a crested grosbeak, Cardinalis cardinalis, of North America, the male of which is bright red.
- Birdsany of various similar birds.
- a deep, rich red color.
- Clothinga woman's short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth and popularly worn in the 18th century.
- MathematicsSee cardinal number.
- Latin cardinālis, equivalent. to cardin- (stem of cardō) hinge, hence, something on which other things hinge + -ālis -al1
- Middle English, Old English bef. 1150
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