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ordonnance

US/ˈoɹdənəns/

ordonnance noun: the disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.

Noun

ordonnance

  1. The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.
    • August 15, 1833, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table Talk
      their dramatic ordonnance of the parts

Origin of ordonnance

Borrowed from French ordonnance. Doublet of ordinance and ordnance.

Questions about ordonnance

What does ordonnance mean?
Ordonnance means the disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.
What part of speech is ordonnance?
Ordonnance is a noun.
How do you pronounce ordonnance?
Ordonnance is pronounced /ˈoɹdənəns/ (US).

Words near ordonnance in the dictionary

  1. ordoliberally
  2. ordoliberals
  3. Ordonez
  4. Ordonezes
  5. ordonezite
  6. ordonnance
  7. ordonnant
  8. Ordorica
  9. Ordoricas
  10. ordos
  11. Ordovian

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