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trysting Definition


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tryst (old use or literary)
noun
    1. An arrangement to meet someone, especially a lover.
    2. The meeting itself.
    3. The place where such a meeting takes place.
      Form: trysting-place (also)
verb
    intr
    trysted, trysting
    1. To arrange a meeting, especially a secret one.
      Form: tryst with (usually)
Etymology: 14c: from French triste a hunter's waiting-place.



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