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intercardinal point

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[in-ter-kahr-dn-l, in-] / ˈɪn tərˈkɑr dn l, ˌɪn- /

noun

  1. any of the four points of the compass midway between the cardinal points; northeast, southeast, southwest, or northwest.

Etymology

Origin of intercardinal point

First recorded in 1905–10; inter- + cardinal

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