Universal #1753

Legacy number: 1753

 Number  1748
 Original  If there are synonyms for an ordinal numeral, then there are also synonyms for ordinals for all lower numbers.
 Standardized  IF there are synonyms for an ordinal numeral, THEN there are also synonyms for ordinals for all lower numbers.
 Keywords  numeral, ordinal, synonym
 Domain  lexicon
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  sample of 100 languages, listed in the appendix
 Source  Stolz 1999

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Discussion
Counterexamples
French is a counterexample noted by Stolz: synonyms for 2, but not for 1.
Notes
Mostly there are synonyms for 1 and 2.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Mostly there are synonyms for 1 and 2.