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ren·dez·vous (rändā vo̵̅o̅′, -dē-, -də-)

noun pl. rendezvous -·vous′ (-vo̵̅o̅z′)

  1. a place designated for a meeting or assembling, as of troops, ships, airplanes, space vehicles, etc.
  2. a place where people are in the habit of meeting or gathering
    1. an agreement or appointment between two or more persons to meet at a certain time or place
    2. the meeting itself

Etymology: Fr: substantive use of rendez-vous, betake or present yourself (or yourselves)

intransitive verb rendezvoused -·voused′ (-vo̵̅o̅d′), rendezvousing -·vous′·ing (-vo̵̅o̅′iŋ)

to meet or assemble at a certain time or place

transitive verb

to assemble (troops, etc.) at a certain time or place

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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