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(r?n"d?v or r?n"-; 277), n.; pl. Rendezvouses (rn"d-v°zz). [Rare in the plural.] [F. rendez-vous, properly, render yourselves, repair to a place. See Render.] 1. A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet. An inn, the free rendezvous of all travelers. Sir W. Scott. 2. Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment. The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a rendezvous at Marlborough. Clarendon. 3. A meeting by appointment. Sprat. 4. Retreat; refuge. [Obs.] Shak. Ren"dezvous (rn"dv or rN"-; 277), v. i.[imp. &. p. p.Rendezvoused (-vd); p. pr. & vb. n.Rendezvousing (-vng).] To assemble or meet at a particular place. Ren"dezvous v. t.To bring together at a certain place; to cause to be assembled. Echard. スポンサード リンク
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