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mise en ordre

Definitions of mise en ordre
  1. noun
    an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
    synonyms: arrangement
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    types:
    arrangement de fleurs
    a decorative arrangement of flowers
    étalage
    an orderly arrangement
    classification
    a group of people or things arranged by class or category
    tableau vivant
    a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
    formation, unité
    an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
    ordonnancement, ordre
    logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
    bouquet, bouquet de fleurs
    an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
    couronne, feston, guirlande
    flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
    ordre des mots, syntaxe
    the order of words in a text
    formation de vol
    a formation of aircraft in flight
    tableau
    a set of data arranged in rows and columns
    ligne d'arrières
    the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen
    défense
    the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
    file
    a formation of people or things one behind another
    rangée
    a formation of people or things one beside another
    colonne
    a vertical array of numbers or other information
    série
    similar things placed in order or happening one after another
    centre, milieu
    the middle of a military or naval formation
    type of:
    groupe, groupement
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
  2. noun
    the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
    synonyms: accord, rangement
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    types:
    rationalisation
    systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
    ordre
    the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
    listage
    the act of making a list of items
    formalisation, régularisation
    the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)
    graduation
    the act of arranging in a graduated series
    succession, suite
    the action of following in order
    couche
    the act of laying out (as by making plans for something)
    classement par ordre alphabétique
    the act of putting in alphabetical order
    inventaire
    making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
    type of:
    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
  3. noun
    the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
    synonyms: ordre
    see moresee less
    types:
    graduation
    the act of arranging in a graduated series
    succession, suite
    the action of following in order
    couche
    the act of laying out (as by making plans for something)
    classement par ordre alphabétique
    the act of putting in alphabetical order
    type of:
    accord, rangement
    the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
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