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assignation

[ as-ig-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an appointment for a meeting, especially a lover's secret rendezvous.
  2. the act of assigning; assignment.


assignation

/ ˌæ²õɪɡˈ²Ô±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. a secret or forbidden arrangement to meet, esp one between lovers
  2. the act of assigning; assignment
  3. law another word for assignment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of assignation1

1400–50; late Middle English assignacioun < Latin ²¹²õ²õ¾±²µ²ÔÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ²¹²õ²õ¾±²µ²ÔÄå³Ù¾±Å ). See assign, -ation
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of assignation1

C14: from Old French, from Latin ²¹²õ²õ¾±²µ²ÔÄå³Ù¾±Å a marking out; see assign
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Example Sentences

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Their hanky-panky is foiled, but the attempted assignation seems completely random.

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Navarro doesn’t make any sound that would give Qavvik an indication of his performance, because this assignation isn’t about arousing him or the viewer.

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Divorces lead to secret assignations, which lead to previous marriages.

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Part of the Impact Team's goal was to expose ALM's prolific bot use to get their male users to spend money pursuing potential assignations with manufactured profiles that did not belong to humans.

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Movement evokes conversations, arguments, secret assignations, cooking and, at one point, food poisoning.

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