call to order

call to or·der

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kawl too awr-der]
- /kɔl tu ˈɔr dər/
- /kɔːl tuː ˈɔː.də(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawl too awr-der]
- /kɔl tu ˈɔr dər/

Definitions of call to order words

noun call to order to request to be quiet, as to start (a meeting) 3
noun call to order an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate. 1
noun call to order a command of a court or judge. 1
noun call to order a command or notice issued by a military organization or a military commander to troops, sailors, etc. 1
noun call to order the disposition of things following one after another, as in space or time; succession or sequence: The names were listed in alphabetical order. 1
noun call to order a condition in which each thing is properly disposed with reference to other things and to its purpose; methodical or harmonious arrangement: You must try to give order to your life. 1

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Origin of call to order

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; Middle English ordre (noun), ordren (v., derivative of the noun) < Old French ordre (noun) < Latin ordin- (stem of ordō) row, rank, regular arrangement

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Parts of speech for Call to order

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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call to order popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for call to order

verb call to order

fix — to repair; mend.

Just one Synonym for call to order