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   Or·der

   /ˈôrdər/

   

   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 sequencearrangementorganizationdispositionstructuresystemseriessuccessiongroupingclassificationcategorizationcodificationsystematizationdisposalformlayoutarraysetuplineup
   • ▪ 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 the public behavior of members of a community are observed and authority is obeyed: "the army was deployed to keep order" Similar peacecontrollawful behaviorlaw and orderlawlawfulnessdisciplinecalmquietpeace and quietquietnesspeacefulnesspeaceablenesstranquilityserenityOpposite 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 or ceremony, prescribed by ecclesiastical authority.
   • 2. an authoritative command, direction, or instruction: "he was not going to take orders from a mere administrator" Similar commandinstructiondirectivedirectiondecreeedictinjunctionmandatedictatecommandmentlawruleregulationordinancestatutefiatdiktatdemandbiddingrequirementstipulationsummonswritwarrantpronunciamentoukaseinformal:say-soliterary:behestrare:rescript
   • ▪ an oral or written request for something to be made, supplied, or served: "the company has won an order for six tankers" Similar commissionpurchase orderrequestrequisitiondemandcallbookingreservationapplication
   • ▪ a thing made, supplied, or served as a result of an oral or written request: "orders will be delivered the next business day"
   • ▪ a written direction of a court or judge: "a judge's order forbidding the reporting of evidence"
   • ▪ a written direction to pay money or deliver property.
   • 3. a particular social, political, or economic system: "if only the peasantry would rise up against the established order" Similar systemclass systemhierarchypecking ordergroupinggradingrankingscale
   • ▪ a social class: "the upper social orders" Similar classlevelrankcastegradedegreepositionstationcategory
   • ▪ a grade or rank in the Christian ministry, especially that of bishop, priest, or deacon.
   • ▪ the rank or position of a member of the clergy or an ordained minister of a church: "he took priest's orders"
   • ▪ any of the nine grades of angelic beings in the celestial hierarchy.
   • 4. a society of monks, priests, nuns, etc., living according to certain religious and social regulations and discipline and at least some of whose members take solemn vows: "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 for the purpose of conferring an honor or honors for merit on those appointed to it.
   • ▪ the insignia worn by members of an order of honor or merit.
   • ▪ a Masonic or similar fraternal organization. Similar organizationassociationsocietyfellowshipbodyfraternityconfraternitysororitybrotherhoodsisterhoodlodgeguildleagueunionclubdenominationsectrare:sodality
   • 5. the quality, nature, or importance of something: "with musical talent of this order, von Karajan would have been a phenomenon in any age" Similar typekindsortnaturevarietyilkgenrecaststylebrandvintagequalitycaliberstandard
   • ▪ the overall state or condition of something: "the house had 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, amount of decoration, etc.
   • ▪ any style or mode of architecture subject to uniform established proportions.
   • 8. equipment or uniform for a specified purpose or of a specified type: "drill order"
   • ▪ 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 direction or instruction to do something: "she ordered me to leave" Similar instructcommanddirectenjoingive the order togive the command totellrequirechargeadjureliterary:biddecreeordainrulelegislatelay downdictateprescribepronouncedeterminerare:enact
   • ▪ continually tell someone in an overbearing way what to do: "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 friend 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 or appropriate way: "all entries are ordered by date" Similar organizeput in orderset in orderarrangesort outstraighten outmarshaldisposelay outregulategroupclassifycategorizecatalogcodifysystematizesystemizetabulatetriagerare:methodize

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. orderer noun

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   Order definition: an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate. . See examples of ORDER used in a sentence.

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   Order is a more general word than command and can be used about anyone in a position of authority, such as a parent, teacher, or government, telling someone to do something. Command is slightly stronger than order and is the normal word to use about an army officer giving orders, or in any context where it is normal to give orders without any ...

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   order meaning: 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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   9 [countable, usually singular] (formal) the way that a society, the world, etc. is arranged, with its system of rules and customs a change in the political and social order the natural order of things He was seen as a threat to the established order. A new order seems to be emerging. The old order in Europe disappeared after World War I. biology

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   order - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free.

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   The noun 'order' has a rich etymology that can be traced back to Latin and Old French. It stems from the Latin word 'ordinem,' which means 'row,' 'series,' or 'arrangement.'. In Old French, it evolved into 'ordre,' retaining a similar meaning. The concept of 'order' involves the systematic arrangement or sequence of things or events in a ...

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › orderorder | definition in the Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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   order meaning: 1. a request for food and drinks in a restaurant: 2. the arrangement of a group of people or…. Learn more.