engagement
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noun \in-ˈgāj-mənt, en-\Definition of ENGAGEMENT
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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 performer
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: the state of being in gear
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: a hostile encounter between military forces
See Examples of ENGAGEMENT
- The couple recently announced their engagement.
- She surprised everyone by breaking off her yearlong engagement.
- We have a dinner engagement this weekend.
- She's been offered several speaking engagements.
- his lifelong engagement with politics
- a lack of emotional engagement
First Known Use of ENGAGEMENT
1601
Related to ENGAGEMENT
- Antonyms
- disengagement
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noun \in-ˈgāj-mənt\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ENGAGEMENT
: the phase of parturition in which the fetal head passes into the cavity of the true pelvis
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