Noun

(en noun)

The act of arranging.

The manner of being arranged.

A collection of things that have been arranged.

A particular way in which items are organized.

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(in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.

An agreement.

(music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.

Noun

(ceremonies)

A ritual with religious significance.

An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.

A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks.

(obsolete) An omen or portent.

* 1599 , , II. i. 197:

For he is superstitious grown of late, / Quite from the main opinion he held once / Of fantasy, of dreams, and ceremonies.

* 1599 , , II. ii. 14:

Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies, / Yet now they fright me.