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ar·range·ment

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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.

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 Audio Help (ə-rānj'mənt) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act or process of arranging: the arrangement of a time and place for the meeting.
The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal: provided flowers and saw to their arrangement.
A collection of things that have been arranged: the circular arrangement of megaliths called Stonehenge.
A provision or plan made in preparation for an undertaking. Often used in the plural: made arrangements for surgery.
An agreement or settlement; a disposition: Our dog will be looked after by arrangement with a neighbor.
Music
1. An adaptation of a composition for other instruments or voices or for another style of performance.
2. A composition so arranged.

plans; preparations
Example: Have you made any arrangments for a meeting with him?; funeral arrangements

Japanese:	準備
Latvian:	vienošanās; sagatavošanas darbi
Lithuanian:	susitarimas, pasirūpinimas
Norwegian:	forberedelser, avtaler
Polish:	ustalenia, przygotowania
Portuguese (Brazil):	preparativos
Portuguese (Portugal):	disposições
Romanian:	pregătiri
Russian:	приготовления
Slovak:	prípravy
Slovenian:	(pred)priprave
Spanish:	preparativos
Swedish:	förberedelser
Turkish:	hazırlık, program