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arrangement

[uh-reynj-muhnt]

noun

  1. an act of arranging; state of being arranged.

  2. the manner or way in which things are arranged.

    a tactful arrangement of the seating at dinner.

  3. a final settlement; adjustment by agreement.

    The arrangement with the rebels lasted only two weeks.

  4. Usually arrangements. preparatory measures; plans; preparations.

    They made arrangements for an early departure.

  5. something arranged in a particular way.

    a floral arrangement; the arrangement of chairs for the seminar.

  6. Music.Ìý

    1. the adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments, or to a new purpose.

    2. a piece so adapted.



arrangement

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noun

  1. the act of arranging or being arranged

  2. the form in which things are arranged

    he altered the arrangement of furniture in the room

  3. a thing composed of various ordered parts; the result of arranging

    a flower arrangement

  4. (often plural) a preparatory measure taken or plan made; preparation

  5. an agreement or settlement; understanding

  6. 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

  7. an adaptation (of a play, etc) for broadcasting

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • rearrangement noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of arrangement1

From French, dating back to 1720–30; arrange, -ment
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. final arrangements, the planning or scheduling of funeral services and burial.

    Final arrangements are still pending.

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Example Sentences

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The administration has made assessing such financial arrangements difficult.

From

Ms Long has said that "a number of households have made their own arrangements".

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“Pulsing Lifters,†in an arrangement for two pianos and harpsichord, is like a delicate dew.

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Police Scotland has agreed to send officers, after police in Northern Ireland requested extra support under mutual aid arrangements.

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Officials have been instructed to carry out "immediate rescue and relief operations" and to make arrangements on a "war footing," the chief minister of Gujarat said.

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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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