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Meaning of 'arrangement' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Arrangement [ n.]
- The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.
- The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the Linnaean arrangement of plants.
- Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company.
- Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory arrangement.
- The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written.
- A piece so adapted; a transcription; as, a pianoforte arrangement of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral arrangement of a song, an opera, or the like.

Meaning of 'arrangement' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . arrangement [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
Example in sentence:
  • a flower arrangement
Meaning (2):
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
Example in sentence:
  • he changed the arrangement of the topics;
  • he tried to understand their system of classification;
  • the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original
Meaning (3):
- the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
Example in sentence:
  • the arrangement of the furniture;
  • the placement of the chairs
Meaning (4):
- the thing arranged or agreed to
Example in sentence:
  • they made arrangements to meet in Chicago

Nearby Words:

arrach arrack arragonite arraign arraigned arraigner arraigning arraignment arraiment arrange

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