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   order

   /ˈɔːdə/

   noun

   • 1. the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method: "I filed the cards in alphabetical order" Similar sequencearrangementorganizationdispositionstructuresystemseriessuccessiongroupingclassificationcategorizationcodificationsystematizationdisposalformlayoutarrayset-upline-up
   • ▪ a state in which everything is in its correct or appropriate place: "she tried to put her shattered thoughts into some semblance of order" Similar tidinessneatnessorderlinesstrimnessharmonyapple-pie orderOpposite chaosdisarrayuntidiness
   • ▪ a state in which the laws and rules regulating public behaviour are observed and authority is obeyed: "the army was deployed to keep order" Similar peacecontrollawful behaviourlaw and orderlawlawfulnessdisciplinecalmquietpeace and quietquietnesspeacefulnesspeaceablenesstranquillityserenityOpposite disorder
   • ▪ the prescribed or established procedure followed by a meeting, legislative assembly, debate, or court of law: "the meeting was called to order"
   • ▪ a stated form of liturgical service, or of administration of a rite, prescribed by ecclesiastical authority.
   • 2. an authoritative command or instruction: "he was not going to take orders from a mere administrator" Similar commandinstructiondirectivedirectiondecreeedictinjunctionmandatedictatecommandmentlawruleregulationordinancestatutefiatdiktatdemandbiddingrequirementstipulationsummonswritwarrantpronunciamentoukaseinformal:say-soliterary:behestrare:rescript
   • ▪ a verbal or written request for something to be made, supplied, or served: "the firm has won an order for six tankers" Similar commissionpurchase orderrequestrequisitiondemandcallbookingreservationapplication
   • ▪ a thing made, supplied, or served as a result of an order: "he would deliver special orders for the Sunday dinner"
   • ▪ a written direction of a court or judge: "she was admitted to hospital under a guardianship order"
   • ▪ a written direction to pay money or deliver property.
   • 3. a particular social, political, or economic system: "they were dedicated to overthrowing the established order" Similar systemclass systemhierarchypecking ordergroupinggradingrankingscale
   • ▪ a social class: "the upper social orders" Similar classlevelrankcastegradedegreepositionstationcategory
   • ▪ a rank in the Christian ministry, especially that of bishop, priest, or deacon.
   • ▪ the rank of a member of the clergy or an ordained minister of the Church: "he took priest's orders"
   • ▪ any of the nine grades of angelic beings in the celestial hierarchy as formulated by Pseudo-Dionysius.
   • 4. a society of monks, nuns, or friars living under the same religious, moral, and social regulations and discipline: "the Franciscan Order" Similar communitybrotherhoodsisterhood
   • ▪ a society of knights bound by a common rule of life and having a combined military and monastic character: historical "the Templars were also known as the Order of Christ"
   • ▪ an institution founded by a monarch along the lines of a medieval crusading monastic order for the purpose of honouring meritorious conduct.
   • ▪ the insignia worn by members of an order of honour or merit.
   • ▪ a Masonic or similar fraternity. Similar organizationassociationsocietyfellowshipbodyfraternityconfraternitysororitybrotherhoodsisterhoodlodgeguildleagueunionclubdenominationsectrare:sodality
   • 5. the quality or nature of something: "poetry of the highest order" Similar typekindsortnaturevarietyilkgenrecaststylebrandvintagequalitycalibrestandard
   • ▪ the overall state or condition of something: "the house had only just been vacated and was in good order" Similar conditionstaterepairshapesituation
   • 6. a principal taxonomic category that ranks below class and above family: "the higher orders of insects" Similar taxonomic groupclasssubclassfamilyspeciesbreedtechnical:taxon
   • 7. any of the five classical styles of architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite) based on the proportions of columns and the style of their decoration.
   • ▪ any style of architecture subject to uniform established proportions.
   • 8. equipment or uniform for a specified purpose or of a specified type: "the platoon changed from drill order into PT kit"
   • ▪ the position in which a rifle is held after ordering arms.
   • 9. the degree of complexity of an equation, expression, etc., as denoted by an ordinal number.
   • ▪ the number of differentiations required to reach the highest derivative in a differential equation.
   • ▪ the number of elements in a finite group.
   • ▪ the number of rows or columns in a square matrix.

   verb

   • 1. give an authoritative instruction to do something: "she ordered me to leave" Similar instructcommanddirectenjoingive the order togive the command totellrequirechargeadjureliterary:biddecreeordainrulelegislatelay downdictateprescribepronouncedeterminerare:enact
   • ▪ continually tell someone to do things in an overbearing way: "she resented being ordered about"
   • ▪ command (something) to be done or (someone) to be treated in a particular way: North American "he ordered the anchor dropped" Similar instructcommanddirectenjoingive the order togive the command totellrequirechargeadjureliterary:bid
   • 2. request (something) to be made, supplied, or served: "my mate ordered the tickets last week" Similar requestapply forsend away/off forwrite off forput in an order forplace an order forrequisitionbookreservecommissioncontract forrare:bespeak
   • 3. arrange (something) in a methodical way: "all entries are ordered by date" Similar organizeput in orderset in orderarrangesort outstraighten outmarshaldisposelay outregulategroupclassifycategorizecataloguecodifysystematizesystemizetabulatetriagerare:methodize

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French ordre, from Latin ordo, ordin- ‘row, series, rank’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. orderer noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   ORDER definition: 1. a request to make, supply, or deliver food or goods: 2. a product or a meal that has been asked…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ORDER is to put in order : arrange. How to use order in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Order.

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   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. Synonyms: regularity. formal disposition or array: the order of the troops. proper, satisfactory, or working condition. state or condition generally:

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   Order is the formal arrangement of things — putting that pile of paper on your desk into neat stacks of bills, papers, letters, to-do lists, and napkin poems. Order has many meanings. You can put a line of people in order from tallest to shortest, or from youngest to oldest.

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   Order is the situation that exists when everything is in the correct or expected place, or happens at the correct or expected time. The wish to impose order upon confusion is a kind of intellectual instinct. Making lists can create order and control. Synonyms: organization, system, method, plan More Synonyms of order.

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   Define order. order synonyms, order pronunciation, order translation, English dictionary definition of order. n. 1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group. 2. a. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement...

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   Definition of order noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved. Checked to see that the shipping department was in order. A state of peace and serenity; observance of the law; orderly conduct. The established system of social organization.

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    ORDER definition: 1. the arrangement of a group of people or things in a list from first to last: 2. an instruction…. Learn more.

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    Britannica Dictionary definition of ORDER 1 : a statement made by a person with authority that tells someone to do something : an instruction or direction that must be obeyed