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ar⋅range⋅ment

  [uh-reynj-muhnt]
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–noun
1. an act of arranging; state of being arranged.
2. the manner or way in which things are arranged: a tactful arrangement of the seating at dinner.
3. a final settlement; adjustment by agreement: The arrangement with the rebels lasted only two weeks.
4. Usually, arrangements. preparatory measures; plans; preparations: They made arrangements for an early departure.
5. something arranged in a particular way: a floral arrangement; the arrangement of chairs for the seminar.
6. Music.
a. the adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments, or to a new purpose.
b. a piece so adapted.
—Idiom
7. final arrangements, the planning or scheduling of funeral services and burial: Final arrangements are still pending.
Origin:
1720–30; < F; see arrange, -ment
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ar·range·ment   (ə-rānj'mənt)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of arranging: the arrangement of a time and place for the meeting.
  2. The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal: provided flowers and saw to their arrangement.
  3. A collection of things that have been arranged: the circular arrangement of megaliths called Stonehenge.
  4. A provision or plan made in preparation for an undertaking. Often used in the plural: made arrangements for surgery.
  5. An agreement or settlement; a disposition: Our dog will be looked after by arrangement with a neighbor.
  6. Music
    1. An adaptation of a composition for other instruments or voices or for another style of performance.
    2. A composition so arranged.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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arrangements

see make arrangements for.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Language Translation for : arrangements
Spanish: preparativos,
German: die Vorbereitung,
Japanese: 準備
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