array

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈɹeɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #11725

Meanings

1

noun
A large group or wide range of things, often impressively displayed.

The shop offers a dazzling array of cheeses from around the world.
2

noun
An orderly arrangement of things set out in lines or order.

The soldiers stood in neat array across the field.
3

verb
To arrange things in an orderly way, often in a line.

We arrayed all the parts on the table before assembling the engine.

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Synonyms

3 verb · to arrange things in an... lay out rangeset out

Opposites

disarray

Word family

Forms arrayedarrayingarrays

Derived forms arrayerarrayletarraylikebioarraybitarraycoarrayeigenarrayglycoarrayimmunoarrayinterarrayintraarraymacroarray

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Etymology

From Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier (compare Old French arraier, areer (“to put in order”)), from Vulgar Latin *arrēdō (“to put in order, arrange, array”), from *rēdum (“preparation, order”), from Frankish *raid or *raidā (“preparation, order”) or Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs, “ready, prepared”), from Proto-Germanic *raidaz, *raidiz (“ready”). Compare Old English rād (“condition, stipulation”), Old High German antreitī (“order, rank”). Doublet of ready.

arrayen Middle English arraier xno *arrēdō la-vul *raid frk 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 Gothic *raidaz Proto-Germanic

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# array

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈɹeɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 11725

## Meanings
1. A large group or wide range of things, often impressively displayed.
2. An orderly arrangement of things set out in lines or order.
3. To arrange things in an orderly way, often in a line.

## Examples
- The shop offers a dazzling array of cheeses from around the world.
- The soldiers stood in neat array across the field.
- We arrayed all the parts on the table before assembling the engine.

## Antonyms
- disarray

## Derived Forms
- arrayer
- arraylet
- arraylike
- bioarray
- bitarray
- coarray
- eigenarray
- glycoarray
- immunoarray
- interarray
- intraarray
- macroarray

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: arrayen
- Root: arraier
- Root: *arrēdō
- Root: *raid
- Root: 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃
- Root: *raidaz

## Etymology
From Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier (compare Old French arraier, areer (“to put in order”)), from Vulgar Latin *arrēdō (“to put in order, arrange, array”), from *rēdum (“preparation, order”), from Frankish *raid or *raidā (“preparation, order”) or Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs, “ready, prepared”), from Proto-Germanic *raidaz, *raidiz (“ready”). Compare Old English rād (“condition, stipulation”), Old High German antreitī (“order, rank”). Doublet of ready.

## AI Etymology
Array is from Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier (compare Old French arraier, areer (“to put in order”)), from Vulgar Latin *arrēdō (“to put in order, arrange, array”), from *rēdum (“preparation, order”), from Frankish *raid or *raidā (“preparation, order”) or Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs, “ready, prepared”), from Proto-Germanic *raidaz, *raidiz (“ready”). Compare Old English rād (“condition, stipulation”), Old High German antreitī (“order, rank”). Doublet of ready. Important recorded forms include arrayen (Middle English), arraier (xno), *arrēdō (la-vul), *raid (frk), 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (Gothic), and *raidaz (Proto-Germanic). Current senses include a large group or wide range of things, often impressively displayed, an orderly arrangement of things set out in lines or order, and to arrange things in an orderly way, often in a line. The wider family includes derived forms such as arrayer, arraylet, arraylike, bioarray, and bitarray.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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