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English noun: assignation

1. assignation (act) a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)


Synonymstryst


Broader (hypernym)rendezvous

2. assignation (act) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan


SamplesThe apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state.


Synonymsallocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling


Broader (hypernym)distribution


Narrower (hyponym)deal, grant, parcel, portion, rationing, reallocation, reallotment, reapportionment, share, subsidisation, subsidization









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