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as·sig·na·tion

(ăs′ĭg-nā′shən)

a. The act of assigning: assignation of blame.

b. Something assigned, especially an allotment.

a. An appointment to meet in secret, especially between lovers. See Synonyms at engagement.

b. The meeting made by such an appointment.

as′sig·na′tion·al adj.

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assignation

(ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃən)

1. a secret or forbidden arrangement to meet, esp one between lovers

2. the act of assigning; assignment

3. (Law) law chiefly Scot another word for assignment

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

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as•sig•na•tion

(ˌæs ɪgˈneɪ ʃən)

n.

1. an appointment for a meeting, esp. a lover's secret rendezvous.

2. the act of assigning; assignment.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]

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Noun	1.	assignation - a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) tryst rendezvous - a meeting planned at a certain time and place
	2.	assignation - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, allocation, allotment grant, subsidisation, subsidization - the act of providing a subsidy distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation - a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) deal - the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions" rationing - the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline" parcel, portion, share - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

assignation

noun secret meeting, rendezvous, tryst (archaic), clandestine meeting, illicit meeting She had an assignation with her boyfriend.

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assignation

noun

A commitment to appear at a certain time and place:

appointment, date, engagement, rendezvous, tryst.

Translations

assegnazione cessione incontro vaglia

assignation

[ˌæsɪgˈneɪʃən] N

1. (= meeting) [of lovers] → cita f secreta

2. (= allocation) [of money, person, responsibility] → asignación f

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assignation

[ˌæsɪgˈneɪʃ^ən] n (formal or humorous) (= meeting) → rendez-vous m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

assignation

→ Stelldichein nt, → Rendezvous nt

= assignment b-d

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assignation

[ˌæsɪgˈneɪʃ/ən] n (frm) (of lovers) → convegno galante

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To say the truth, the lady had made him an assignation at this very place, and promised to stay at Worcester till his division came thither; with what view, and for what purpose, must be left to the reader's divination; for, though we are obliged to relate facts, we are not obliged to do a violence to our nature by any comments to the disadvantage of the loveliest part of the creation.

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He took out an assignation ruble note and gave it to Karataev.

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Certain memories of the past naturally came into my mind as I came to the spot where I had once witnessed that fateful assignation, and with that unaccountable perversity which prompts us to dwell upon thoughts of the most painful character I seated myself upon one of the benches to indulge them.

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'So, whether I am waiting for a hostile message, or an assignation, or a penitent remonstrance, or an impromptu wrestle with my friend Bounderby in the Lancashire manner - which would seem as likely as anything else in the present state of affairs - I'll dine,' said Mr.

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The new address was a cellar dive, whose proprietor said that he had never heard of Duane; but after he had put Jurgis through a catechism he showed him a back stairs which led to a "fence" in the rear of a pawnbroker's shop, and thence to a number of assignation rooms, in one of which Duane was hiding.

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If a Scottish lease says that landlord's consent is required for alterations to be made to a building or for an assignation of the lease or a sub letting to take place, there are no statutory or common law obligations on the landlord to act reasonably.

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Inner London Crown Court heard that Mr William Senyanga, aged 26, was viciously attacked when he arrived for the Good Friday assignation at a hotel room in Wembley, North-west London last year.

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But the manager revealed that his secret assignation in London was to discuss Spurs'