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ordering

or·der
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awr-der]
    • /ˈɔr dər/
    • /ˈɔː.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-der]
    • /ˈɔr dər/

Definitions of ordering word

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

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Origin of ordering

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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ordering

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ordering 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".

ordering usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ordering

noun ordering

  • collation — the act or process of collating
  • organisation — the act or process of organizing.
  • organization — the act or process of organizing.
  • collection — A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
  • gathering — a drawing together; contraction.

adjective ordering

  • operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
  • at work — If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.
  • governing — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
  • gubernatorial — of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.
  • presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.

Antonyms for ordering

noun ordering

  • disarticulation — The act of disarticulating.
  • dislocation — an act or instance of dislocating.
  • luxation — The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
  • misordering — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.

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