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sched·ule (ske′jo̵ol, -əl; Brit & often Cdn s̸hej′o̵ol, s̸hed′yo̵ol)
noun
- Obsolete a paper with writing on it
- a list, catalog, or inventory of details, often as an explanatory supplement to a will, bill of sale, deed, tax form, etc.
- ☆ a list of times of recurring events, projected operations, arriving and departing trains, etc.; timetable
- ☆ 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
- to place or include in a schedule
- to make a schedule of
- ☆ to plan for a certain time
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