Webster's English Dictionary

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engagement

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  1. battle                
 
en.gage.ment \in-'ga-j-m*nt\ n 1a: the act of engaging or state of being 
   engaged  1b: BETROTHAL  2: something that engages  3a: a promise to be 
   present at a specified time and place  3b: employment esp. for a stated 
   time  4: the state of being in gear  5: a hostile encounter between 
   military forces