Posted by: Rewire April 30, 2008
Originiation of word "Array"
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Main Entry:
1ar·ray Listen to the pronunciation of 1array
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈrā\
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
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