cardinal
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~ serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
cardinal
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~ being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
cardinal
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~ crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
cardinal
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~ the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
Cardinal Bellarmine
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~ Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)
cardinal
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~ (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
cardinal
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~ a variable color averaging a vivid red