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1
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty
- the appointment of the mayor's husband to the Board of Health came as a surprise
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an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
- I have a dental appointment for two o'clock tomorrow afternoon
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an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
- loved her latest appointment as an aide at the governor's office
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appointments plural
the movable articles (such as tables and chairs) in a room
- the yacht's staterooms have the most luxurious appointments imaginable
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- cabinetwork,
- furnishings,
- furniture,
- movables
- (or moveables)
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The first known use of appointment was in the 15th century
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