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Definition of rearrangement

rearrangement

/ˌriːəˈreɪndʒmənt/
re · ar · range · ment
Plural:rearrangements
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rearrangement Lexical Profile

rearrangement Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

The action, process, or result of changing the position, time, or order of things.

Example

"A simple rearrangement of the living room furniture made the space feel much larger."

2

A chemical reaction or genetic process in which the atoms of a molecule or segments of a chromosome are reorganized into a new structural configuration.

Example

"Chromosomal rearrangement can sometimes lead to inherited genetic conditions."

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• Rhymes for rearrangement

• Nearby Words

rearm
rearmost
rearrange
rearrangement
rearrest
rearward
reascend

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Rearrangement. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/rearrangement
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