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assignation

,æsi^'neiʃәn3 senses · 65 ms
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noun/æsɪɡˈneɪʃən/
  1. 1

    An appointment for a meeting, generally of a romantic or sexual nature.countableuncountable

    • While nymphs take treats, or assignations give.
    • These perfumeries were also used as places of assignation and sexual rendezvous.
  2. 2

    The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.countableuncountable

    • This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and assignation of those provinces.
  3. 3

    A making over by transfer of title; assignment.countableuncountable

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