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ordre.

order (way in which things are arranged)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɔʁdʁ/
  1. order (way in which things are arranged)

    masculine
    ordre alphabétique
    ordre des mots
  2. order (group)

    masculine
    les ordres militaires
  3. order (calm)

    masculine
  4. region (used in estimations)

    masculine
    un chiffre de l'ordre de 2 millions
  5. kind, sort

    masculine
  6. order (tidiness)

    masculine
  7. order (instruction)

    masculine
    Il m'a donné l'ordre de tirer
    sur ordre du gouvernement
  8. order

    masculine
  9. order

    masculine
    c'est de l'ordre des siréniens
  10. classical order

    masculine
  11. order (decoration)

    masculine
    officier de l'Ordre du Canada
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French ordre, ordene, borrowed from Latin ōrdinem (accusative of ōrdo). Doublet of the inherited orne, now a regional term with a specialized agricultural sense.

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