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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

/ ˌæɪɡˈԱɪʃə /

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
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • a··ԲtDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of assignation1

1400–50; late Middle English assignacioun < Latin پō- (stem of پō ). See assign, -ation
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of assignation1

C14: from Old French, from Latin پō a marking out; see assign
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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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