Rearrangement Meaning
/riəˈreɪndʒmənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process of rearranging.
nounA rearrangement reaction.
Sentence Examples
A simple rearrangement of the furniture helped to open the room.
The molecular rearrangement was studied in the lab today.
The simple rearrangement of furniture made the room feel larger.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The office needed a complete ____ of desks to improve the workflow.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the office layout improved the flow of communication between the different teams.
Word Origin & History
From re- + arrangement or rearrange + -ment.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"They form part of the vast electrification and reconstruction schemes which have been in hand for a number of years at Liverpool Street, and in suburban Essex, and include the rearrangement of tracks, of which the Ilford flyover forms part; the modern signal boxes, now needed only at key points; the electric control or sub-stations; and a large electric car shed."
— 1951 January, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Essex and Hertfordshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 44:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The office needed a complete ____ of desks to improve the workflow.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the office layout improved the flow of communication between the different teams.