order
/ˈɔːdə/AWR-dur
/ˈɔɹdɚ/AWR-dur
Meaninga row, a rank
Common meaning: an arrangement
Other meanings: a command
- ordera row, a rankSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 405 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin ordinem ‘a row, a rank’.
Roots
- ordinem Latin “a row, a rank”
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