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1. cardinal
   [adj] - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order 2. [adj] - serving as an essential component 3. [n] - (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. [n] - a variable color aver...
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2. cardinal
   In the Roman Catholic Church, the highest rank next to the pope. Cardinals act as an advisory body to the pope and elect him. Their red hat is the badge of office. The number of cardinals has...
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3. Cardinal
   Marketing name for Cessna 177
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4. cardinal
   a tendency of a radar to produce very strong echoes from a city street pattern or other linear feature oriented perpendicular to the radar beam Category: News-systems and communications • a heading in the direction of any of the cardinal points Category: Transport • the four ...
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5. Cardinal
   Car'di·nal adjective [ Latin cardinalis , from cardo the hinge of a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: confer French cardinal .] Of fundamental importance; preëminent; superior; chief; principal. « The cardinal...
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6. Cardinal
   Car'di·nal noun [ French carinal , Italian cardinale , Late Latin cardinalis (ecclesiæ Romanæ). See Cardinal , adjective ] 1. (R. C. Ch.) One of the ecclesiastical princes who consti...
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7. cardinal
   Chief or principal;in embryology, relating to the main venous drainage. ... Origin: L. Cardinalis, principal ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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8. cardinal
   central adjective 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`
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9. cardinal
   adjective being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; `cardinal numbers`
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10. cardinal
    carmine noun a variable color averaging a vivid red
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11. cardinal
    cardinal grosbeak noun crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
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12. cardinal
    noun (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
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13. Cardinal
    • (a.) One of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope`s council, or the sacred college. • (a.) A woman`s short cloak with a hood. • (a.) Mulled red wine. • (a.) Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.
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14. cardinal
    a member of the Sacred College of Cardinals, whose duties include electing the pope, acting as his principal counselors, and aiding in the government ... [6 related articles]
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15. cardinal
    any of various medium-size, thick-billed species of songbirds of the New World, all with crested heads. The males all sport at least some bright red ...
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16. cardinal
    cardinal 1. In the Roman Catholic Church, one of the group of clergy, next in rank to the pope, who elect the pope from their own group and act as his advisers. 2. A deep strong red color, like that of the robes of a cardinal. 3. A crested finch, the male of which has bright red plumage with a bla...
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17. Cardinal
    The USS Cardinal is an American Osprey Class mine hunter. The Osprey Class ships are the world's largest glass reinforced plastic (GRP) ships and are the first United States Navy ships designed solely for mine hunting. The technique used to locate mines is by high definition sonar and the mines are ...
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18. cardinal
    cardinal [Lat.,=attached to and thus “belonging to” the hinge], in the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the highest body of the church. The sacred college of cardinals of the Holy Roman Church is the electoral college of the papacy. Its members are appointed by the pope. A cardinal's i...
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19. cardinal
    cardinal or redbird,common name for a North American songbird of the family Fringillidae (New World finch family). In the eastern cardinal, Richmondena cardinalis, the male is bright scarlet with black throat and face; the female is brown with patches of red. Both sexes have crests and red bills. Th...
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20. Cardinal
    A Cardinal is an ecclesiastical prince in the Roman Catholic Church, who has a voice in the conclave at the election of a pope, the popes being taken from the cardinals. The cardinals are appointed by the pope, and are divided into three classes or orders, comprising six bishops, fifty priests, and ...
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21. Cardinal
    Cardinal is a drink made from white wine, either hot or cold, over ripe bitter oranges and then sweetened and spiced.
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22. Cardinal
    (1910) Cardinal (1910) is a cultivated variety of potato.
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23. Cardinal
    (1972) Cardinal (1972) is a cultivated variety of potato.
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24. cardinal
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kar′di-năl Definitions: 1. in embryology, relating to the main venous drainage.
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25. cardinal
    (religion) In the Roman Catholic Church, the highest rank next to the pope. Cardinals act as an advisory body to the pope and elect him. Their red hat is the badge of office. The number of cardinals has varied; there were 141 in 2001. Originally a cardinal was any priest in charge of a maj...
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