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whakarārangi

1. (verb) (-tia) to arrange in a line or row, catalogue.

Nā kātahi ngā wāhine rā ka whakarārangitia puta noa ki tō rātou waka, matatira tonu tō rātou tū (NM 1924:30). / Then those women were lined up right to their canoe, standing in a row.

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2. (modifier) ordered, listed, itemised, enumerated, catalogued, hierarchical.

Hāngai katoa ana te kāwai whakarārangi o tōna Hāhi tae atu ki ngā whakaakoranga me ngā karakia ki tō te Hāhi Mihinare (TTR 1996:128). / The hierarchical structure of his church including the teachings and services all reflected the Church of England.

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Synonyms: nahanaha


3. (noun) list, inventory, roll, listing, catalogue.

Heoi anō me pēnei noa ake te whakarārangi haere o ngā wāhi i tae ai au me ngā kōrero i rongo ai au (HM 4/1993:2). / However, this is the way I should list the places I went to and the information I received.

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Synonyms: kōpiupiu, pīrori, rōra, rōru, rārangi ingoa, whakatakahuri, takahuri, hurihuri, pukapuka, whakaraupapa, whakatūtira, tītaha, honga, rārangi, tūtira


4. (noun) line-out (rugby).

Synonyms: rārangi ki waho

kauruku whakarārangi

1. (noun) hatching.

Ko te kauruku whakarārangi tētahi tikanga mō te kauruku. Arā, ka tāngia ētahi rārangi maha, taha ki te taha. Mēnā e tino pipiri ana ngā rārangi, kātahi nā te kitakita o te kauruku. Mēna he āhua wehewehe ngā rārangi, he tea ake te kauruku (RTA 2014:101). / Hatching is a method of shading. It is when many lines are drawn side by side. If the lines are very close together, then the shading is intense, but if they are quite wide apart, the shading is pale.

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pūwāhi whakarārangi

1. (noun) collinear points (maths) - a property of a set of points lying on a single line.

Ki te takoto ngā pūwāhi e toru, neke atu rānei, i te rārangi kotahi, e kīia ana tēnā he pūwāhi whakarārangi. / If three or more points lie in a single line they are said to be collinear points.

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whakarārangi poto

1. (noun) short line-out (rugby).

Synonyms: rārangi poto

koki whakarārangi

1. (noun) supplementary angles.

whakarārangi ā-pū

1. (transitive verb) alphabetise.

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