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engagement

Main Entry:: en·gage·ment
Pronunciation:: \in-ˈgāj-mənt, en-\
Function:: noun
Date:: 1601

1 a: an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place <a dinner engagement> b: a job or period of employment especially as a performer2: something that engages : pledge3 a: the act of engaging : the state of being engaged b: emotional involvement or commitment <seesaws between obsessive engagement and ambiguous detachment — Gary Taylor> c: betrothal4: the state of being in gear5: a hostile encounter between military forces

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