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applicatory
applied
appliqué
apply
appoggiatura
appoint
appointed
appointive
appointment
appointment book
appointor
Appomattox
apport
apportion
apportionment
appose
apposite
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appointment

ap·point·ment [ ə póyntmənt ]


noun  (plural ap·point·ments)
Definition:
 
1. arrangement to meet somebody: an arrangement to have a meeting or be somewhere at a specific time

2. choice of somebody for job: the selection of somebody for a position, office, or job

3. position or job: a position, office, or job to which somebody is appointed

4. somebody appointed to job: somebody who has been appointed to a position, office or job

5. law selection of trustee: the selection of a trustee to whom power is given to transfer trust property to beneficiaries



plural noun ap·point·ments 
Definition:
 
furniture and fittings: the furniture, accessories, and equipment belonging to a place

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