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configuration
What does configuration mean?
configuration (noun): an arrangement of parts or elements.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use configuration in a sentence?
- The outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce configuration?
/kənˌfɪɡjəˈɹeɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does configuration come from?
From Middle French configuration, from Latin cōnfigūrātiō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to configuration
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “configuration” mean?
the quality or state of being young
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possession of controlling influence
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an arrangement of parts or elements
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an actual event, situation, or fact
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