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ordonnance

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˈoɹdənəns/
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noun

Meaning 1

The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

Examples

  • August 15, 1833, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table Talk their dramatic ordonnance of the parts

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French ordonnance. Doublet of ordinance and ordnance.