Assignation
21assignation — n. (formal) to make an assignation * * * [ˌæsɪg neɪʃ(ə)n] (formal) to make an assignation …
22assignation — [[t]æ̱sɪgne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] assignations N COUNT: oft N with n An assignation is a secret meeting with someone, especially with a lover. [FORMAL] She had an assignation with her boyfriend …
23assignation — UK [ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms assignation : singular assignation plural assignations formal a secret meeting with someone, especially someone you are having a sexual or romantic relationship with …
24assignation — priskyrimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. allotment; assignation; assignment vok. Belegung, f; Verfügung, f; Zuordnung, f; Zuteilung, f; Zuweisung, f rus. назначение, n; присваивание, n pranc. affectation, f; allotement, m;… …
25assignation — /ˌæsɪg neɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a legal transfer ● the assignation of shares to someone ● the assignation of a patent …
26assignation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of assigning or the assignment made 2. an appointment of time and place for a meeting; especially tryst < returned from an assignation with his mistress W. B. Yeats > …
27assignation — /as ig nay sheuhn/, n. 1. an appointment for a meeting, esp. a lover s secret rendezvous. 2. the act of assigning; assignment. [1400 50; late ME assignacioun < L assignation (s. of assignatio). See ASSIGN, ATION] * * * …
28assignation — noun An appointment for a meeting, generally of a romantic or sexual nature. 1749 As soon as Mr. Barville saw me, he got up, with a visible air of pleasure and surprize, and saluting me, asked Mrs. Cole if it was possible that so fine and… …
29assignation — a meeting for extramarital copulation Literally, the allotment of something, whence a tryst: I have never really seriously thought of marriage... What suits me best is the drama of separation, of looking forward to assignations and… …
30assignation — noun (C) a secret meeting, especially with someone you are having a romantic relationship with: a secret assignation at midnight …
