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arrangement definition

ar·range·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. an arranging or being arranged
  2. the way in which something is arranged
  3. something made by arranging parts in a particular way
  4. a preparation; plan arrangements for the party, arrangements for a funeral
  5. a settlement or adjustment, as of a dispute, difference, etc.
  6. Music
    1. adaptation of a composition to other instruments or voices than those for which it was originally written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
    2. the composition as thus adapted

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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