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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 51Թ Forms
- a·ԲmԳ noun
51Թ 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
Everything about this strange arrangement has worked, every fear has been squelched, all awkwardness has disappeared, and the Lakers have been left with a happily productive father and a gratefully improving son.
It added any arrangement between the canal and Welsh Water would be a commercial contractual decision in which it should not be involved.
London Councils, the body which represents the 32 boroughs, called on Thursday for a new power-sharing arrangement with the mayor, giving them a formal say over the capital's strategic direction.
No other UK region or European country has that arrangement.
Here are some of the most pressing unknowns about the new arrangement.
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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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