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engagement n. [
battle, conflict, fight] a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
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engagement n. [
date, appointment] a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
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engagement n. [
betrothal, troth] a mutual promise to marry
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engagement n. [
employment] the act of giving someone a job
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engagement n. [
booking] employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
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