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excursion
What does excursion mean?
excursion (noun): a brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce excursion?
/ɪkˈskɝʒən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does excursion come from?
Borrowed from Latin excursiō (“a running out, an inroad, invasion, a setting out, beginning of a speech”), from excurrere (“to run out”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of excursion?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “excursion” mean?
an intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness
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freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
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a brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way
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a poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme
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Which word is closest in meaning to “excursion”?
excess
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outing
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patent
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burden
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