orderable

or·der

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awr-der]
- /ˈɔr dər/
- /ˈɔːdərəbl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awr-der]
- /ˈɔr dər/

Definitions of orderable word

noun orderable an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate. 1
noun orderable a command of a court or judge. 1
noun orderable a command or notice issued by a military organization or a military commander to troops, sailors, etc. 1
noun orderable 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 orderable 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
noun orderable formal disposition or array: the order of the troops. 1

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Origin of orderable

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 Orderable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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orderable 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".

orderable usage trend in Literature

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