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well-ordered

[ wel-awr-derd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

well-ordered

logic maths (of a relation) having the property that every nonempty subset of its field has a least member under the relation: less than is well-ordered on the natural numbers but not on the reals, since an open set has no least member

First recorded in 1600–10

The past suddenly barged into my well-ordered American life and seemed more urgent than the present.

The soil was poor, but well cultivated; and small groups of trees stood here and there, by the well-ordered stone fences.

The sound of a drum rolled up the street, and presently, round a corner, came the well-ordered troops of the Government.

Everything is so well ordered with us, she said, and her voice softened as she spoke of loved things.

Yes: consider these houses well; how demure, how well-ordered, how shining, as I have said; and then think of what they conceal.

Mrs. Clemens improved in the balmy autumn air of Florence and in the peaceful life of their well-ordered villa.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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