coordination English · revision 15252

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1600|origins=la ōrdō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/ ''(UK)''; /koʊˌoɹdɪˈneɪʃən/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|coordination]] or directly [[la-lat|coōrdinātiō]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from [[m|la|co-|t=with, together]] and [[m|la|ōrdinātiō|t=arranging]],^(MWU 2024)^(Collins 2023) from [[m|la|ōrdō|t=row, rank, order]] (see [[order]]).^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Orderly combination: about 1600 in Etymonline;^(Etymonline) the New Oxford gives the mid-17th century, in the sense of placing in the same rank.^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The action of setting things in order is from the 1640s.^(Etymonline) Harmonious adjustment or action, especially of the muscles and bodily movements, is from 1855.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1600 – orderly combination.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1640s – setting in order.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1855 – harmonious action of muscles.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of [[coordinate|alt=coordinating]] or organizing parts to work together.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Harmonious working of the [[muscle|alt=muscles]] in making movements.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[coordination compound]]

+ * [[coordination number]]

+ * [[coordination complex]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[coordinated]]

+ * [[uncoordinated]]

+ * [[coordinator]]

+ * [[coordinating conjunction]]

+ * [[coordinate]]

+ * [[order]]

+ * [[ordinate]]

+ * [[ordain]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}