Order
Nouns
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order, regularity, uniformity, symmetry
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music of the spheres. gradation, progression
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series etc. (continuity) [Uninterrupted sequence.] Continuity. subordination
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course, even tenor, routine
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method, disposition, arrangement, array, system, economy, discipline orderliness etc. adj.. rank, place etc. (term) Term.
Verbs
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be in order, become in order etc. adj.
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form, fall in, draw up
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arrange itself, range itself, place itself
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fall into one's place, take one's place, take one's rank
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rally round. adjust, methodize, regulate, systematize.
Adjectives
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orderly, regular
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in order, in trim, in apple-pie order, in its proper place
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neat, tidy, well regulated, correct, methodical, uniform, symmetrical, shipshape, businesslike, systematic
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unconfused etc. (confuse) etc. [Subversion of Order; bringing into disorder.] Derangement
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arranged etc. [Reduction to Order.] Arrangement.
Adverbs
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in order
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methodically etc. adj.
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in turn, in its turn
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by steps, step by step
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by regular steps, by regular gradations, by regular stages, by regular intervals
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seriatim, systematically, by clockwork
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at stated periods etc. (periodically) Periodicity [Regularity of recurrence].
Phrases
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order is heaven's first law" [Pope]
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order from disorder sprung" [Paradise Lost]