the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" [syn: agreement]
2.
an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement"
3.
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"
4.
the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" [syn: placement]
5.
a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments [syn: musical arrangement]
6.
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
Example: I like the arrangement of the furniture; flower-arrangements; They've finally come to some sort of arrangement about sharing expenses; a new arrangement for guitar and orchestra
Ar*range"ment\, n. [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 Linn[ae]an 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.
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