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ordo

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A musical phrase constructed from one or more statements of one modal pattern and ending in a rest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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noun

Meaning 2

A calendar which prescribes the Mass and office which is to be celebrated each day.

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Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

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noun

Meaning 3

A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below classis and above familia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

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noun

Meaning 4

an established civil body or corporation with a hierarchy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: order

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōrdō. Doublet of order.