arrangement, arranging, transcription
(noun) the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
placement, arrangement
(noun) the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; “the arrangement of the furniture”; “the placement of the chairs”
arrangement, organization, organisation, system
(noun) an organized structure for arranging or classifying; “he changed the arrangement of the topics”; “the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original”; “he tried to understand their system of classification”
agreement, arrangement
(noun) the thing arranged or agreed to; “they made arrangements to meet in Chicago”
arrangement
(noun) an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; “a flower arrangement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
arrangement (countable and uncountable, plural arrangements)
The act of arranging.
The manner of being arranged.
A collection of things that have been arranged.
A particular way in which items are organized.
(in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.
An agreement.
(music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.
• (particular way in which items are organized): configuration, constitution; see also composition
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*range"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. arrangement.]
1. The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.
2. The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the Linnæan arrangement of plants.
3. Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company.
4. Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory arrangement.
5. (Mus.) (a) The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written. (b) A piece so adapted; a transcription; as, a pianoforte arrangement of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral arrangement of a song, an opera, or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
