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arrangement
[ uh-reynj-muhnt ]
noun
- an act of arranging; state of being arranged.
- the manner or way in which things are arranged:
a tactful arrangement of the seating at dinner.
- a final settlement; adjustment by agreement:
The arrangement with the rebels lasted only two weeks.
- Usually arrangements. preparatory measures; plans; preparations:
They made arrangements for an early departure.
- something arranged in a particular way:
a floral arrangement; the arrangement of chairs for the seminar.
- Music.
- the adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments, or to a new purpose.
- a piece so adapted.
arrangement
/ əˈɪԻəԳ /
noun
- the act of arranging or being arranged
- the form in which things are arranged
he altered the arrangement of furniture in the room
- a thing composed of various ordered parts; the result of arranging
a flower arrangement
- often plural a preparatory measure taken or plan made; preparation
- an agreement or settlement; understanding
- an adaptation of a piece of music for performance in a different way, esp on different instruments from those for which it was originally composed
- an adaptation (of a play, etc) for broadcasting
Other Word Forms
- a·ԲmԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of arrangement1
Idioms and Phrases
- final arrangements, the planning or scheduling of funeral services and burial:
Final arrangements are still pending.
Example Sentences
Simon Harris said they have "made progress" on a way forward but he wanted to secure arrangements which are "vastly different".
As part of their permitting arrangements water companies are expected to regularly sample water quality to identify potential pollution, and submit this data to the Environment Agency in an arrangement known as "operator self monitoring".
Under these arrangements, universities that are registered with the Office for Students, England's universities regulator, allow smaller institutions, which do not have to be registered, to teach some of their courses.
As camerlengo, Cardinal Farrell will be tasked with making arrangements for the conclave, the process through which the next pontiff is selected.
The arrangement depends on the honesty of golfers to enter scores that reflect their true ability.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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