n.
Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ r-d ə - ' nä n s
Function: noun
Etymology: F, alteration of Middle French ordenance ordinance
Date: 1644
: disposition of the parts (as of a literary composition) with regard to one another and the whole : ARRANGEMENT
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ r-d ə - ' nä n s
Function: noun
Etymology: F, alteration of Middle French ordenance ordinance
Date: 1644
: disposition of the parts (as of a literary composition) with regard to one another and the whole : ARRANGEMENT
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012