arraynoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/əˈreɪ/us/əˈreɪ/a large group of things or people, especially one that is attractive or causes admiration or has been positioned in a particular way:
There was a splendid array of food on the table.
They sat before an array of microphones and cameras.
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Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- basket
- cache
- empty set
- ensemble
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- grab bag
- package
- pool
- selection
- sheaf
- sheaves
- subgroup
- vintage
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arrayverb [ T usually passive ]
uk/əˈreɪ/us/əˈreɪ/to arrange a group of things in a particular way:
A large number of magazines were arrayed on the stand.
Arrayed (= standing in a group) before him were 40 schoolchildren in purple and green.
to arrange a group of soldiers in a position for fighting
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Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- arrange
- arrangement
- catalogue
- categorize
- format
- kingdom
- precedence
- prioritize
- put sth/sb in a pigeonhole idiom
- range
- reconstruct
- rejig
- stream
- tick sth off
- topology
- track
- tracking
- triage
- umbrella
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