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engagement
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
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noun
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
“the play had bookings throughout the summer”
noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
“Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga”
noun
the act of giving someone a job
noun
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
“the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities”
noun
a mutual promise to marry
noun
contact by fitting together
“the engagement of the clutch”
noun
a meeting arranged in advance
“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”
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the play had bookings throughout the summer
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga
he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
the engagement of the clutch
the meshing of gears
she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
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