Posted by: Rewire April 30, 2008
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- Main Entry:
- 1ar·ray
- Pronunciation:
- \É™-ˈrÄ\
- Function:
- transitive verb
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from Anglo-French arraier, from Vulgar Latin *arredare, from Latin ad- + a base of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic garaiths arranged — more at ready
- Date:
- 14th century
1: to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn <he had already arrayed himself in his best clothes — Thomas Hardy>2 a: to set or place in order : draw up, marshal <the forces arrayed against us> b: to set or set forth in order (as a jury) for the trial of a cause3: to arrange or display in or as if in an array <the…data are arrayed in descending order — Ed Burnett>
— ar·ray·er noun