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natural order

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Noun1.natural order - the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws
cosmos, macrocosm, universe, world, existence, creation - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
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Well, since officials differ in rank, and every official demands that he shall be allowed to abuse his fellow officials in proportion to his rank, it follows that the TONE also of official abuse should become divided into ranks, and thus accord with the natural order of things.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
In the central blinds of bone, as they stand in their natural order, there are certain curious marks, curves, hollows, and ridges, whereby some whalemen calculate the creature's age, as the age of an oak by its circular rings.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
--wasted, my child--should not be wasted, struck aside from the natural order of things--for my sake.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
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