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   assignation

   /ˌasɪɡˈneɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers: "his assignation with an older woman"
   • 2. the allocation or attribution of someone or something as belonging to something: "this document explains the principles governing the assignation of lexical units to lexemes"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘command, appointment to office, or allotment of revenue’): via Old French from Latin assignatio(n-), from the verb assignare (see assign).

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