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array 1, noun(dictionary)
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array(1) (iou)



array noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman arai from Old French arei (mod. arroi), formed as ARRAY verb.]
A state of special preparedness esp. for war, festivities, etc.; preparation. Now poet. ME.
Pope The pomp, the pageantry, the proud array.
Arrangement in line or ranks, esp. martial order; orderly disposition. LME.
R. Holinshed They found them out of araie in following the chase. K. Amis What howls of dismay From his fans in their dense array. fig.: Bible (AV): Job 6:4 The terrors of God doe set themselues in aray against mee.
Hist. The mustering of an armed force; the arming of a militia. LME.
Commission of Array a body of officials responsible for raising a militia.
A military force, an armed host; esp. (Hist.) the militia of a county etc. LME.
Ld Macaulay The whole array of the city of London was under arms.
Attire, dress; (an) outfit. Now poet. LME.
Shakespeare Taming of Shrew We will have rings and things, and fine array. T. H. White A Man or a Power set upon Lancelot..and clothed him in another array which was full of knots.
Plight, condition; state of affairs. LME-M16.
Law. The order of empanelling a jury; the panel itself. L16.
An imposing or well-ordered series of persons or things; an assemblage, an arrangement. E19.
Nature An array of particle detectors laid out in a suitable pattern. W. Trevor He drew back his lips, displaying a small array of teeth. F. Weldon A really magnificent show of sports trophies to join her own array of cups and shields. D. Halberstam He filled his bureau with a stunning array of the best reporters in America.
b. Math. A matrix or other ordered arrangement of quantities. M19.
c. Computing. A set of memory locations or data items of which each member is identified by a common identifier together with one or more subscripts. M20.
arrayal noun the process of arraying, muster; array: E19.