intercardinal

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noun

in·​ter·​cardinal

"+

: an intercardinal point of the compass

intercardinals are four points from the cardinals and eight points from one another

—H. A. Calahan

intercardinal

2 of 2

adjective

"

: lying midway between the cardinal points

intercardinal points of the compass

Word History

Etymology

Noun

inter- + cardinal

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