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tryst (TRIST) (s) (noun), trysts (pl)
1. The act of coming together at a prearranged meeting place: Shirley hurried to keep her tryst with her boyfriend at the restaurant.
2. An appointment to meet at a designated time and place: Martin suggested that Todd and Karin have a tryst with him and his wife the next evening to celebrate her birthday.
3. Etymology : from Old French triste, "a place for watching or waiting" (in hunting); such as, an ambush."
An arranged meeting place.
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An appointment to meet someone.
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A meeting place that has been arranged.
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A decision to come together at a previously arranged meeting place. (3)