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schedule

1. sched.ule \'skej-(.)u:(*)l, 'skej-*l, Canad also 'shej-, Brit usu 
   'shed-(.\ n [ME cedule, fr. MF, slip of paper, note, fr. LL schedula slip 
   of pa])yu:(*)lper, dim. of L scheda, scida sheet of papyrus, fr. (assumed) 
   Gk schide-; akin to Gk schizein to split - more at SHED obs  1a: a written 
   document  1b: a statement of supplementary details appended to a legal or 
   legislative  document 2: a written or printed list, catalog, or inventory; 
   also : TIME TABLE 3: PROGRAM, PROPOSAL  4: AGENDA 
2. schedule vt 1a: to place in a schedule  1b: to make a schedule of  2: to 
   appoint, assign, or designate for a fixed future time