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Noun: cardinal numeral
  1. (grammar) A word that expresses a countable quantity.
    "Cardinal numerals expressing numbers below 100 are single words, while those expressing higher numbers are syntactically composite.";
    - cardinal number

Derived forms: cardinal numerals

Type of: numeral

Encyclopedia: Cardinal numeral

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