noun
pl. -·jah·re- a year of travel before settling down to one's vocation: originally a custom of European journeymen
- any lengthy period of travel
Origin of Wanderjahr
Ger, wander-yearWanderjahr
Wan·der·jahrWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural wanderjahrs or wanderjahre)
- A year-long period of travel; especially succeeding one's education and prior unto seeking employment
- (historical) A year spent by an apprentice travelling and honing his skills prior unto the professional practice of his trade
Origin
From German Wanderjahr journeyman's year, from wandern to trek + Jahr year "” “Year of Trekking"
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