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English noun: ordinance | |||
| 1. | ordinance (communication) an authoritative rule | ||
| Synonyms | regulation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | prescript, rule | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | age limit, assize, game law, speed limit | ||
| 2. | ordinance (communication) a statute enacted by a city government | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legislative act, statute | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 3. | ordinance (act) the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders | ||
| Samples | The rabbi's family was present for his ordination. | ||
| Synonyms | ordination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appointment, assignment, designation, naming | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | laying on of hands | ||
| Part meronym | holy order | ||
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