1. organization; order. arrangementarrangement, a device applied to looms for weaving figured goods, consisting of mechanism controlled by a chain of variously perforated cards, which cause the warp threads to be lifted in the proper succession for producing the required figure...see also:
jacquardarrangement \ar*range"ment\ , n. [cf. f. arrangement.].
2. the act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.
3. the manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the linn?an arrangement of plants.
4. preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company.
5. settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory arrangement.
6. (mus.) (a) the adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written. (b) a piece so adapted; a transcription; as, a pianoforte arrangement of beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral arrangement of a song, an opera, or the like.
7. The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.
8. The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the Linnæan arrangement of plants.
9. Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company.
10. Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory arrangement.
11. The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written.
12. A piece so adapted; a transcription; as, a pianoforte arrangement of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral arrangement of a song, an opera, or the like. the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" an orderly grouping considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement".
13. 1. Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible. The staff is working frantically on final arrangements for the summit She telephoned Ellen, but made no arrangements to see:
her. all the travel arrangements.
14. An arrangement is an agreement that you make with someone to do something. The caves can be visited only by prior arrangement Her class teacher made a special arrangement to discuss her progress at school once a month.
15. An arrangement of things, for example flowers or furniture, is a group of them displayed in a particular way. The house was always decorated with imaginative flower arrangements.
16. If someone makes an arrangement of a piece of music, they change it so that it is suitable for particular voices or instruments, or for a particular performance. an arrangement of a well-known piece by Mozart.