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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.Ìý
the adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments, or to a new purpose.
a piece so adapted.
arrangement
/ əˈ°ù±ðɪ²Ô»åÏô³¾É™²Ô³Ù /
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 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- rearrangement noun
51³Ô¹Ï 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
The administration has made assessing such financial arrangements difficult.
Ms Long has said that "a number of households have made their own arrangements".
“Pulsing Lifters,†in an arrangement for two pianos and harpsichord, is like a delicate dew.
Police Scotland has agreed to send officers, after police in Northern Ireland requested extra support under mutual aid arrangements.
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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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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