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ordin / ord

order, row

Latin · ordo, ordinis

Latin ordo, ordinis 'row, order'. Ordin words are about arrangement in rows or ranks: order is proper arrangement, ordinary is within the usual order, extraordinary is beyond it, subordinate is lower in rank.

Memory trick

A neat ROW of soldiers keeps ORDER: ORD and ORDIN mean arrange in rows.

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