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ren⋅dez⋅vous

  [rahn-duh-voo, -dey-; Fr. rahn-de-voo] noun, plural -vous  [-vooz; Fr. -voo] , verb, -voused  [vood] , -vous⋅ing  [-voo-ing] .
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–noun
1. an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
2. the meeting itself.
3. a place designated for a meeting or assembling, esp. of troops or ships.
4. a meeting of two or more spacecraft in outer space.
5. a favorite or popular gathering place.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
6. to assemble at an agreed time and place.
Origin:
1585–95; < MF, n. use of rendez-vous (impv.) present or betake yourselves; see render 1
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ren·dez·vous   (rän'dā-vōō', -də-)   
n.   pl. ren·dez·vous (-vōōz')

  1. A meeting at a prearranged time and place. See Synonyms at engagement.

  2. A prearranged meeting place, especially an assembly point for troops or ships.

  3. A popular gathering place: The café is a favorite rendezvous for artists.

  4. Aerospace The process of bringing two spacecraft together.

tr. & intr.v.   ren·dez·voused (-vōōd'), ren·dez·vous·ing (-vōō'ĭng), ren·dez·vous (-vōōz')
To bring or come together at a rendezvous.

[French, from the phrase rendez vous, present yourselves, from Old French : rendez, second person pl. imperative of rendre, to present; see render + vous, yourselves, you (from Latin vōs, you; see ws in Indo-European roots).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

rendezvous 
1591, "place for assembling of troops," from M.Fr. rendez-vous, noun use of rendez vous "present yourselves," from rendez, imperative of rendre "present" + vous "you." General sense of "appointed place of meeting" is attested from 1594. The verb is from 1645.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

rendezvous
1. In Ada, the method of synchronising the activity of different tasks.
2. Query language, close to natural English.
["Seven Steps to Rendezvous with the Casual User", E. Codd in Data Base Management, J.W. Klimbie et al eds, N-H 1974, pp.179-199].

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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