assignation

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of assigning or allotting a task, duty, or responsibility.

  - "The manager assigned the new project to the marketing team."
  - "The teacher assigned homework to her students every night."

• Noun

  A formal meeting or appointment for the discussion or arrangement of business or official matters.

  - "The diplomats had an assignation at the embassy to discuss trade agreements."
  - "The couple had an assignation at the park to discuss their relationship."

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Pronunciation

1. /æsɪɡˈneɪʃən/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93491222"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with assignation
assignment , station , nation , vacation

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Variants

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assignation , assignations

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'assignare', meaning 'to mark out, to allot'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'assignation' comes from the Latin word 'assignare', which means 'to mark out' or 'to allot'.

2. In French, the word 'assignation' means 'assignment' or 'allotment'.

3. The term 'assignation' is often used in literature to refer to secret or clandestine meetings.

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Related Concepts

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1. Appointment: An assignation is a type of appointment, but the term is often used to refer to formal or secret meetings.

2. Delegation: Assigning a task or responsibility to someone else is a form of delegation.

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Culture

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In literature, assignation is often used to refer to secret or clandestine meetings, as in Daniel Defoe's 'Moll Flanders'. In art, the term is sometimes used to refer to the process of assigning colors or values to different areas of a painting.

How to Memorize "assignation"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a manager assigning tasks to her team.
   - Visualize a couple having a secret meeting.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the act of giving someone a task.
   - Associate the word with secret or clandestine meetings.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'assignation' starts with the letter 'A' and sounds like 'assign'.
   - Think of the 'A' in 'assignation' as standing for 'appointment' or 'assignment'.

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