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journey definition

jour·ney (jʉr)

noun pl. journeys -·neys

  1. the act or an instance of traveling from one place to another; trip
  2. any course or passage from one stage or experience to another

Etymology: ME journee < OFr < VL *diurnata, day's journey, day's work < LL diurnum, a daily portion < L diurnus, daily < dies, day: see deity

intransitive verb journeyed -·neyed, journeying -·ney·ing

to go on a trip; travel to journey through France on a motorbike

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