ARRAYS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Array

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (in the senses ‘preparedness’ and ‘place in readiness’): from Old French arei (noun), areer (verb), based on Latin ad- ‘towards’ + a Germanic base meaning ‘prepare’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈreɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing

Short Definition:

impressive display or range

Examples:
  • there is a vast array of literature on the topic
  • a bewildering array of choices
Definition:

an ordered series or arrangement

Short Definition:

ordered arrangement

Examples:
  • several arrays of solar panels will help provide power
  • the lens focuses light on to an array of pixels
Definition:

elaborate or beautiful clothing

Short Definition:

elaborate clothing

Examples:
  • he was clothed in fine array
Definition:

a list of jurors impanelled.

Short Definition:

list of jurors

Word: Array

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈreɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

display or arrange (things) in a particular way

Short Definition:

display or arrange things

Examples:
  • the manifesto immediately divided the forces arrayed against him
Definition:

dress someone in (the clothes specified)

Short Definition:

dress someone in

Examples:
  • they were arrayed in Hungarian national dress
Definition:

impanel (a jury).

Short Definition:

impanel jury

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