Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/ˈoɾ.ðen/

Line drawing of orden
Coloured illustration of orden
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Translation

order, command, tidiness

Word origin

From Latin ordo, ordinis ('row, arrangement, order').

Origin
Latin
Root
ordo
English cognates
order, ordinary, ordinal

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

.

The general gave the order to leave very early.

archivo documentos.

Keep the file in order so that everyone can find the documents.

llegada.

The letters are read in order of arrival.

, .

By order of age, your name comes first.

urgente.

The judge signed an urgent search order.

llegada, .

By order of arrival, your name is first on the list.

urgente.

The judge gave an urgent search order.

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This word is part of lesson 8.