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sched⋅ule

  [skej-ool, -ool, -oo-uhl; Brit. shed-yool, shej-ool] noun, verb, -uled, -ul⋅ing.
–noun
1. a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, esp. with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
2. a series of things to be done or of events to occur at or during a particular time or period: He always has a full schedule.
3. a timetable.
4. a written or printed statement of details, often in classified or tabular form, esp. one forming an appendix or explanatory addition to another document.
5. Obsolete. a written paper.
–verb (used with object)
6. to make a schedule of or enter in a schedule.
7. to plan for a certain date: to schedule publication for June.
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Origin:
1350–1400; < LL schedula, equiv. to L sched(a) leaf of paper + -ula -ule; r. ME cedule, sedule < MF < LL, as above

Related forms:
sched⋅u⋅lar, adjective
sched⋅ul⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
4. table, register. See list 1 . 6. register, list, enroll, tabulate.
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sched·ule   (skěj'ōōl, -ōō-əl, skěj'əl)   
n.  

  1. A list of times of departures and arrivals; a timetable: a bus schedule; a schedule of guided tours.

  2. A plan for performing work or achieving an objective, specifying the order and allotted time for each part: finished the project on schedule.

  3. A printed or written list of items in tabular form: a schedule of postal rates.

    1. A program of events or appointments expected in a given time: Can you fit me into your schedule Tuesday afternoon?

    2. A student's program of classes.

    3. A federally regulated list of controlled substances, ranked in classes by potential for abuse.

    4. One of the ranks or classes in such a list.

  5. A supplemental statement of details appended to a document.

    1. A federally regulated list of controlled substances, ranked in classes by potential for abuse.

    2. One of the ranks or classes in such a list.

tr.v.   sched·uled, sched·ul·ing, sched·ules

  1. To enter on a schedule: calculate and schedule each tax deduction on the proper form.

  2. To make up a schedule for: I haven't scheduled the coming week yet.

  3. To plan or appoint for a certain time or date: scheduled a trip in June; was scheduled to arrive Monday.

  4. To list or rank (a controlled substance) in a schedule.


[Middle English sedule, slip of parchment or paper, note, from Old French cedule, from Late Latin schedula, diminutive of scheda, variant of Latin scida, papyrus strip, from Greek skhida, skhedē; perhaps akin to skhizein, to split; see schizo-.]
sched'u·lar adj., sched'u·ler n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

schedule 
1397, sedule, cedule "ticket, label, slip of paper with writing on it," from O.Fr. cedule, from L.L. schedula "strip of paper," dim. of L. schida "one of the strips forming a papyrus sheet," from Gk. skhida "splinter," From stem of skhizein "to cleave, split" (see shed (v.) and cf. schism). The notion is of slips of paper attached to a document as an appendix (a sense maintained in U.S. tax forms). The specific meaning "printed timetable" is first recorded 1863 in railway use (the verb in this sense is from 1862). Modern spelling is 15c., in imitation of L.; the modern British pronunciation ("shed-yul") is from Fr. influence, while the U.S. pronunciation ("sked-yul") is from the practice of Webster, and is based on the Greek original.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sched·ule
Pronunciation: 'ske-jül especially British 'she-dyül
Function: noun
1 a : a list or statement of supplementary details appended to another document b : a formal list, table, catalog, or inventory
2 : a plan that indicates the time and sequence of each element —schedule transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1sched·ule
Pronunciation: 'skej-(")ü(&)l, 'skej-&l, Canad also 'shej-, Brit usu 'shed-(")yü(&)l
Function:noun
1 : a program or plan that indicates the sequence of each step or procedure schedules used in conditioning experiments>;especially : REGIMEN schedules for treating syphilis>
2 usuallycapitalized : an official list of drugs that are subject to the same legal controls and restrictions —usually used with a Roman numeral from I to V indicating decreasing potentialfor abuse or addiction schedule I drug while the tranquilizer chlordiazepoxide is on schedule IV>

Main Entry: 2schedule
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: sched·uled; sched·ul·ing
: to place in a schedulescheduled substances>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

schedule

see on schedule.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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