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assignation
nom féminin
(latin assignatio )
- 1. Action d' assigner , de prescrire, d'attribuer.
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Assignation à résidence,, assignation des parts,, mots proches.
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- assignation
an appointment for a meeting, especially a lover's secret rendezvous.
the act of assigning ; assignment .
Origin of assignation
Other words from assignation.
- re·as·sig·na·tion, noun
Words that may be confused with assignation
- assignment , assignation
Words Nearby assignation
- assiduously
- assigned counsel
- assigned risk
- assigned sex
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How to use assignation in a sentence
One can see an assignation end hopelessly, another can see it freighted with possibility.
Pros: Getting to picture yourself gliding efficiently through town, perhaps en route to a snowy assignation .
Leave them alone for half an hour, and they will consummate the assignation in a hall closet or a public park.
The picture turned his private assignation into a spectacle for all the world—and his wife—to see.
No girl would make an assignation at that hour just to tell a man that she intended to meet him again the next day.
I had an assignation with her here, but your coming spoiled my sport.
I warrant you have made an assignation to instruct some lady in the mathematics.
Indeed, it was chiefly upon that account that the assignation had been fixed so late.
She was convinced that the writing was Harry's, but whom could the assignation be intended for?
British Dictionary definitions for assignation
/ ( ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃən ) /
a secret or forbidden arrangement to meet, esp one between lovers
the act of assigning; assignment
law , mainly Scot another word for assignment
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- acquaintance
- bump into someone
- counter-rally
- cross someone's path/cross paths with someone idiom
- make yourself known idiom
- muster point
- paths cross idiom
- pay your respects idiom
- power breakfast
- power lunch
- re-encounter
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attribution , affectation , imputation
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- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Pronunciation
- 1.3.1 Usage notes
- 1.3.2 Derived terms
- 1.3.3 Translations
- 1.4 Anagrams
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Pronunciation
- 2.3.1 Related terms
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English [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ].
From Middle English assignacioun , from Old French assignacion , from Latin assīgnātiō .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
- IPA ( key ) : /æsɪɡˈneɪʃən/
Noun [ edit ]
assignation ( countable and uncountable , plural assignations )
- 1714 , Alexander Pope , “ The Rape of the Lock ”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope , volume I, London: [ … ] W [ illiam ] Bowyer , for Bernard Lintot , [ … ] , published 1717 , →OCLC , canto III: While nymphs take treats, or assignations give.
- 1749 , [John Cleland ], “ (Please specify the letter or volume) ”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [ Fanny Hill ], London: [ … ] G. Fenton [ i.e. , Fenton and Ralph Griffiths ] [ … ] , →OCLC : 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 delicate a creature would voluntarily submit to such sufferings and rigours as were the subject of his assignation .
- 1986 , John le Carré , A Perfect Spy : What assignations followed we can never know, except that, according to Morrie, Rick did once boast that there was more than cake and lemon barley waiting for him up at The Glades when he delivered the church magazine.
- 1996 , David Foster Wallace , Infinite Jest [ … ] , Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company , →ISBN , page 30 : ‘That you could dare to imagine we’d fail conversationally to countenance certain weekly shall we say maternal … assignations with a certain unnamed bisexual bassoonist in the Albertan Secret Guard’s tactical-bands unit?’
- 1659 , T[itus] Livius [ i.e. , Livy ], “ (please specify the book number) ”, in Philemon Holland , transl., The Romane Historie [ … ] , London: [ … ] W. Hunt, for George Sawbridge, [ … ] , →OCLC : This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and assignation of those provinces.
- A making over by transfer of title ; assignment .
Usage notes [ edit ]
Modern usage confines the word to mean an agreed-upon place for illicit sex, but earlier usage is broader, and considerably more innocent.
Derived terms [ edit ]
- house of assignation
Translations [ edit ]
Anagrams [ edit ].
- saginations
French [ edit ]
From Old French assignacion , from Latin assīgnātiō .
- IPA ( key ) : /a.si.ɲa.sjɔ̃/
assignation f ( plural assignations )
- ( law ) summons , subpoena
Related terms [ edit ]
Further reading [ edit ].
- “ assignation ”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language ] , 2012.
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as·sig·na·tion
As•sig•na•tion.
- appointment
- apportioning
- apportionment
- attribution
- distribution
- house agent
- house arrest
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- housebreaker
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- assibilation
- Assideanism
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- assiduousness
- assignability
- assigned risk
- Assignment of dower
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What does the noun assignation mean?
There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun assignation , four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
assignation has developed meanings and uses in subjects including
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How common is the noun assignation ?
How is the noun assignation pronounced, british english, where does the noun assignation come from.
Earliest known use
Middle English
The earliest known use of the noun assignation is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).
OED's earliest evidence for assignation is from before 1400, in Coventry Mysteries .
assignation is a borrowing from French.
Etymons: French assignacion .
Nearby entries
- assified, adj. 1818–
- assify, v. 1804–
- assign, n.¹ 1601–41
- assign, n.² c1450–
- assign, v. 1297–
- assignability, n. 1884–
- assignable, adj. 1659–
- assignably, adv. 1674–
- assignat, n. 1790–
- assignate, adj. 1471
- assignation, n. a1400–
- assigned, adj. c1374–
- assignee, adj. & n. 1419–
- assigneeism, n. 1883–
- assigneeship, n. 1829–
- assigner, n. 1667–
- assigning, n. 1580–
- assignment, n. 1393–
- assignor, n. 1690–
- assilag, n. 1698–
- assimilability, n. a1834–
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assignation: [noun] the act of assigning or the assignment made.
Expressions avec assignation. Assignation à résidence, mesure qui astreint à résider en un lieu déterminé un étranger frappé d'expulsion, qui ne peut quitter le territoire ou qu'il est nécessaire de soumettre à surveillance dans l'intérêt de l'ordre et de la sécurité publics.
Assignation definition: . See examples of ASSIGNATION used in a sentence.
ASSIGNATION meaning: 1. a meeting that is secret or not allowed, especially one between two people having a romantic…. Learn more.
ASSIGNATION definition: 1. a meeting that is secret or not allowed, especially one between two people having a romantic…. Learn more.
ASSIGNATION, en termes de Finance, est une Ordonnance ou mandement pour faire payer une dette sur un certain fonds. On donne à des Tresoriers des assignations sur divers Fermiers, pour prendre le fonds destiné à leur maniement. on a donné à ce creancier une assignation sur la couppe d'une telle forest. ASSIGNATION, est aussi une ...
An assignation is a secret meeting. You might have an assignation with your new girlfriend if the two of you were keeping your relationship private.
Action d'attribuer le genre social d'un individu à sa naissance, en se basant sur des caractéristiques biologiques. Il vaudrait mieux dire assignation du genre, car le sexe anatomique ne s'assigne pas, il se constate. — Jacques André, Les sexes indifférents. (Informatique) Opération consistant à attribuer une valeur à une variable ou ...
3 meanings: 1. a secret or forbidden arrangement to meet, esp one between lovers 2. the act of assigning; assignment 3. law,.... Click for more definitions.
Noun [ edit] assignation ( countable and uncountable, plural assignations) An appointment for a meeting, generally of a romantic or sexual nature. Synonym: tryst. 1714, Alexander Pope, " The Rape of the Lock ", in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume I, London: [ …] W [ illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, [ …], published 1717, → ...
assignation nf. (attribution) allocation, assignment n. L'assignation des tâches aux nouveaux collaborateurs m'a été donnée. I've been charged with the assignment of tasks to new collaborators. assignation nf. (informatique : affectation d'une variable) (computing) assignment n. L'assignation d'une variable lui affecte une valeur.
assignation - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. WordReference.com | Online Language Dictionaries. ... 'assignation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): appointment - house of assignation - tryst.
Definition of assignation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ASSIGNATION, subst. fém. I.− [L'obj. de l'assignation est une pers.] A.− Vx. Rendez-vous fixé à quelqu'un. Vous deviez vous trouver à midi en tel lieu, vous avez manqué à l'assignation (Ac.1878). B.− Acte d'huissier par lequel une personne est sommée de comparaître en justice, soit pour être jugée, soit pour apporter son ...
assignation. ( ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃən) n. 1. a secret or forbidden arrangement to meet, esp one between lovers. 2. the act of assigning; assignment. 3. (Law) law chiefly Scot another word for assignment.
assign: [verb] to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors.
assignation From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English assignation as‧sig‧na‧tion / ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃ ə n / noun [ countable ] formal RELATIONSHIP a secret meeting, especially with someone you are having a romantic relationship with - often used humorously Examples from the Corpus assignation • Whatever he thought he was doing ...
What does the noun assignation mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun assignation, four of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. assignation has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. economics and commerce (Middle English) law (late 1500s) coins ...
assign: 1 v select something or someone for a specific purpose "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" Synonyms: set apart , specify Types: dedicate set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church detail assign to a specific task Type of: choose , pick out , select , take pick out, select, or choose from a ...
1 to give someone something that they can use, or some work or responsibility assign something (to somebody) The two large classrooms have been assigned to us. The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children. assign somebody something We have been assigned the two large classrooms. The teacher assigned each of the children a different task.
assignation /ˌæsɪg ˈ neɪʃən/ noun. plural assignations. Britannica Dictionary definition of ASSIGNATION. [count] formal. : a meeting between lovers. a secret assignation [= tryst] ASSIGNATION meaning: a meeting between lovers.
Synonyms for ASSIGNATION: appointment, date, rendezvous, tryst, engagement, meeting, arrangement, invitation, interview, visit