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sched·ule (skejo̵ol, -əl; Brit & often Cdn s̸hejo̵ol, s̸hedyo̵ol)

noun

  1. Obsolete a paper with writing on it
  2. a list, catalog, or inventory of details, often as an explanatory supplement to a will, bill of sale, deed, tax form, etc.
  3. ☆ a list of times of recurring events, projected operations, arriving and departing trains, etc.; timetable
  4. ☆ a timed plan for a procedure or project

Etymology: altered (infl. by LL) < ME sedule < OFr cedule < LL schedula, dim. of L scheda, a strip of papyrus < Gr schidē, splinter of wood, split piece < schizein, to split: see schizo-

transitive verb scheduled -·uled, scheduling -·ul·ing

  1. to place or include in a schedule
  2. to make a schedule of
  3. ☆ to plan for a certain time

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