{"id":19828,"date":"2025-05-09T07:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=19828"},"modified":"2025-04-24T08:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:37:18","slug":"words-seldom-seen-assignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=19828","title":{"rendered":"Words Seldom Seen: Assignation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5433.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-attachment-id=\"19816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=19816\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5433.jpg?fit=1800%2C1350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1333963359&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14.976&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5433\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5433.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5433.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19816\" style=\"width:563px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5433.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5433.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5433.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5433.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5433.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5433.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Assignation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noun: an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example: \u201cThe risk of the assignation was barely worth the sensory reward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/assignation\">Pronounced<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A slightly archaic word suggested by Larry B and excellent for conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The photo was taken many years ago at the LA County Arboretum. The peacock is obviously looking for an assignation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assignation Noun: an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers. Example: \u201cThe risk of the assignation was barely worth the sensory reward.\u201d Pronounced A slightly archaic word suggested by Larry B and excellent for conversation. The photo was taken many years ago at the LA County Arboretum. 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