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- pronunciation:
saIn
mnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an assigned task, such as a job or lesson.
Her English teacher gives more homework assignments than the other teachers.I did the reading assignment on Saturday and the math assignment on Sunday.Your first assignment is to report on the upcoming marathon.- synonyms:
- taste
- similar words:
- allotment, detail, duty, job, lesson, mission, stint, task
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| definition 2: |
a position for which one is chosen.
The magazine is giving him a new assignment as a reporter in Tokyo.- synonyms:
- position, post
- similar words:
- appointment, designation
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| definition 3: |
the act of assigning.
- synonyms:
- assignation
- similar words:
- appointment, apportionment, distribution, nomination, selection
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| definition 4: |
a legal transfer of interest, property, or rights.
- synonyms:
- transfer
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| related words: |
activity, appropriation, beat, billet, charge, commission, denomination, errand, labor, location, part, position, project, work |
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