noun
Meaning 1
The process of rearranging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
rearrangement
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noun
Meaning 2
A rearrangement reaction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
changing an arrangement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: arrangement, arranging, transcription
Narrower terms: juggle, juggling, musical chairs, reordering, transposition
History
Etymology
From re- + arrangement or rearrange + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Assamese: সালসলনি (xalxoloni) — the process of rearranging
- Bulgarian: пренареждане (prenareždane) — the process of rearranging
- German: Umordnung — the process of rearranging
- German: Neuanordnung — the process of rearranging
- German: Umstellung — the process of rearranging
- Irish: athordú — the process of rearranging
- Romanian: rearanjare — the process of rearranging
- French: réarrangement — chemistry: rearrangement reaction
- Italian: riarrangiamento — chemistry: rearrangement reaction
- Portuguese: rearranjo — chemistry: rearrangement reaction
- Spanish: reorganización — chemistry: rearrangement reaction
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