Definition of ordonnance

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or·don·nance

(ôr

dn-

ns, ôr

dô-nä

) KEY

NOUN:

The arrangement of elements in a literary or artistic composition or an architectural plan.

ETYMOLOGY:
French, variant of Old French ordenance, an arranging ; see ordinance

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