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BNC: 34149 COCA: 30446

assignation

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assignation /ˌæsɪgˈneɪʃən/ noun
plural assignations
assignation
/ˌæsɪgˈneɪʃən/
noun
plural assignations
Learner's definition of ASSIGNATION
[count] formal
: a meeting between lovers(恋人间的)约会
BNC: 34149 COCA: 30446

assignation

noun

as·​sig·​na·​tion ˌa-sig-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce assignation (audio)
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

Example Sentences

a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of assignation was in the 15th century
BNC: 34149 COCA: 30446

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