array

noun

/əˈreɪ/

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[usually singular] a group or collection of things or people, often one that is large or impressive
- a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes
- a dazzling array of talent
Extra Examples
- Her writing covers a wide array of topics.
- It is difficult to choose from the huge array of wines on offer.
- The city has the usual array of social problems.
- The customer is faced with a formidable array of products.
- The store offers a bewildering array of garden tools.
- a seemingly endless array of options
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- broad
- endless
- extensive
- …
verb + array
- boast
- carry
- contain
- …
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(computing) a way of organizing and storing related data in a computer memoryTopics Computersc2
(specialist) a set of numbers, signs or values arranged in rows and columnsTopics Maths and measurementc2

Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘preparedness’ and ‘place in readiness’): from Old French arei (noun), areer (verb), based on Latin ad- ‘towards’ + a Germanic base meaning ‘prepare’.

array

verb

/əˈreɪ/

[usually passive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they array	/əˈreɪ/ /əˈreɪ/
he / she / it arrays	/əˈreɪz/ /əˈreɪz/
past simple arrayed	/əˈreɪd/ /əˈreɪd/
past participle arrayed	/əˈreɪd/ /əˈreɪd/
-ing form arraying	/əˈreɪɪŋ/ /əˈreɪɪŋ/

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to arrange a group of things in an attractive way or so that they are in order
- be arrayed (+ adv./prep.) Jars of all shapes and sizes were arrayed on the shelves.
(specialist) to arrange soldiers in a position from which they are ready to attack
- (be) arrayed (against somebody) (figurative) the hostile forces arrayed against them