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- [rahn-duh-voo, -dey-; French rahn-de-voo]
- /ˈrɑn dəˌvu, -deɪ-; French rɑ̃ dɛˈvu/
- /ˈrɒn.deɪ.vuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahn-duh-voo, -dey-; French rahn-de-voo]
- /ˈrɑn dəˌvu, -deɪ-; French rɑ̃ dɛˈvu/
Definitions of rendezvous word
- noun plural rendezvous an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place. 1
- noun plural rendezvous the meeting itself. 1
- noun plural rendezvous a place designated for a meeting or assembling, especially of troops or ships. 1
- noun plural rendezvous a meeting of two or more spacecraft in outer space. 1
- noun plural rendezvous a favorite or popular gathering place. 1
- noun Definition of rendezvous in Technology 1. In Ada, the method of synchronising the activity of different tasks. 2. Query language, close to natural English. 1
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Origin of rendezvous
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Middle French, noun use of rendez-vous (imperative) present or betake yourselves; see render1
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Parts of speech for Rendezvous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rendezvous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rendezvous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rendezvous
noun rendezvous
- affaire — a love affair
- affair — If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
- appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
- assignation — An assignation is a secret meeting with someone, especially with a lover.
- clubhouse — A clubhouse is a place where the members of a club, especially a sports club, meet.
verb rendezvous
- berthed — in a berth
- berthing — a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- call up — If you call someone up, you telephone them.
- collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- congregate — When people congregate, they gather together and form a group.
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