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order
[ awr-der ]
/ ˈɔr dər /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to give an order or issue orders: I wish to order, but the waiter is busy.
OTHER WORDS FOR order
5 regularity.
21 degree.
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Idioms about order
Origin of order
First recorded in 1175–1225; noun Middle English ordre, order(e), from Old French ordre, from Latin ordin- (stem of ordō ) “row, rank, regular arrangement”; the verb is derivative of the noun
synonym study for order
37. See direct.
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British Dictionary definitions for order
order
/ (ˈɔːdə) /
noun
verb
interjection
an exclamation of protest against an infringement of established procedure
an exclamation demanding that orderly behaviour be restored
See also orders
Derived forms of order
orderer, nounorderless, adjectiveWord Origin for order
C13: from Old French ordre, from Latin ordō
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Scientific definitions for order
order
[ ôr′dər ]
A group of organisms ranking above a family and below a class. See Table at taxonomy.
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Cultural definitions for order
order
In biology, the classification lower than a class and higher than a family. Dogs and cats belong to the order of carnivores; human beings, monkeys, and apes belong to the order of primates. Flies and mosquitoes belong to the same order; so do birch trees and oak trees. (See Linnean classification.)
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