Definitions
serving as an essential component
Word origin
From Middle French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis (“pertaining to a hinge, hence applied to that on which something turns or depends, important, principal, chief”), from cardin-, cardō (“hinge”) + -ālis, adjectival suffix.
Used in a sentence
“a cardinal rule”
“But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye.”
“the cardinal intersections of the zodiack”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Main or red bird”8 letters
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