assignation

[ as-ig-ney-shuhn ]

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noun

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

Origin of assignation

1400–50; late Middle English assignacioun<Latin assignātiōn- (stem of assignātiō). See assign, -ation

Other words from assignation

re·as·sig·na·tion, noun

Words that may be confused with assignation

assignment, assignation

Words Nearby assignation

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How to use assignation in a sentence

One can see an assignation end hopelessly, another can see it freighted with possibility.
How Will They End ‘The Affair’? Showtime’s Adultery Drama Defies Predictability | Tim Teeman | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Pros: Getting to picture yourself gliding efficiently through town, perhaps en route to a snowy assignation.
So You Are Enduring a Temporarily Paralyzing Winter Storm | Kelly Williams Brown | February 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Leave them alone for half an hour, and they will consummate the assignation in a hall closet or a public park.
David's Bookclub: Sodom and Gomorrah | David Frum | September 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The picture turned his private assignation into a spectacle for all the world—and his wife—to see.
Furtive Photography | Philip Gefter | May 27, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
No girl would make an assignation at that hour just to tell a man that she intended to meet him again the next day.
The Incredible Honeymoon | E. Nesbit

I had an assignation with her here, but your coming spoiled my sport.
The Recruiting Officer | George Farquhar
I warrant you have made an assignation to instruct some lady in the mathematics.
Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) | John Dryden
Indeed, it was chiefly upon that account that the assignation had been fixed so late.
The Haunters & The Haunted | Various
She was convinced that the writing was Harry's, but whom could the assignation be intended for?
Bluebell | Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

British Dictionary definitions for assignation

assignation

/ (ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃən) /

noun

a secret or forbidden arrangement to meet, esp one between lovers
the act of assigning; assignment

law, mainly Scot another word for assignment

Origin of assignation

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

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