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cardinal
'cardinal' - used as an adjective
1. serving as an essential component
a cardinal rule
2. being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
cardinal numbers

'cardinal' - used as a noun
3. (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
4. the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
5. a variable color averaging a vivid red
6. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
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