ARRANGEMENT

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

Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (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