noun
Freq #19053
Meanings
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1
noun
Agreement or support between people, groups, or ideas.
There is close alignment between the two parties on this issue.
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2
noun
The correct arrangement or position of parts in a straight line.
The mechanic checked the alignment of the car's wheels.
Thesaurus
Word family
Forms
alignments
Derived forms
antialignmentautoalignmentcoalignmentdealignmentdisalignmenthyperalignmentmalalignmentmisalignmentmultialignmentnon-alignmentnonalignmentoveralignment
Etymology
From French alignement, by surface analysis, align + -ment.
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