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as⋅sig⋅na⋅tion

  [as-ig-ney-shuhn]
–noun
1. an appointment for a meeting, esp. a lover's secret rendezvous.
2. the act of assigning; assignment.
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Origin:
1400–50; late ME assignacioun < L assignātiōn- (s. of assignātiō). See assign, -ation
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as·sig·na·tion   (ās'ĭg-nā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of assigning.

  2. Something assigned, especially an allotment.

  3. An appointment for a meeting between lovers; a tryst. See Synonyms at engagement.

as'sig·na'tion·al adj.
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