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

(uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

(countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.

(uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.