ordonnance

or·don·nance

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awr-dn-uh ns; French awr-daw-nahns]
- /ˈɔr dn əns; French ɔr dɔˈnɑ̃s/
- /ˈɔːdɒnəns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awr-dn-uh ns; French awr-daw-nahns]
- /ˈɔr dn əns; French ɔr dɔˈnɑ̃s/

Definitions of ordonnance word

noun plural ordonnance the arrangement or disposition of parts, as of a building, picture, or literary work. 1
noun plural ordonnance an ordinance, decree, or law. 1
noun ordonnance (art) The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole. 1
noun ordonnance the proper disposition of the elements of a building or an artistic or literary composition 0
noun ordonnance an ordinance, law, or decree, esp in French law 0
noun ordonnance the proper or orderly arrangement of parts, as in a painting, literary work, etc. 0

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Origin of ordonnance

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

1635-45; < French, alteration of Old French ordenance ordinance, by influence of donner to give

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Parts of speech for Ordonnance

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ordonnance

ordonnance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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