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journey
English
Etymology
From Middle English journe, jorney, from Old French jornee, from Medieval Latin diurnata (“a day's work, a day's journey, a fixed day, a day”), from Latin diurnus (“daily”), from di?s (“day”). Displaced native reys.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d???ni/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d????ni/
- Rhymes: -??(?)ni
Noun
journey (plural journeys)
- A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
- (figuratively) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
- (obsolete) A day.
- (obsolete) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
- (obsolete) A day's work.
- The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
- (collective, colloquial) A group of giraffes.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:journey
Translations
Verb
journey (third-person singular simple present journeys, present participle journeying, simple past and past participle journeyed)
- To travel, to make a trip or voyage.
Synonyms
- wayfare
Translations
Further reading
- journey in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- journey in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- journey at OneLook Dictionary Search
Middle English
Noun
journey
- Alternative form of journe
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promenade
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French promenade, from promener (“to walk”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p??m?n??d/, /p??m??n??d/, (rare) /?p??m?ne?d/, /p??m??ne?d/
- (US) IPA(key): /p??m??ne?d/, /p??m??n?d/
- Rhymes: -??d, -e?d
Noun
promenade (plural promenades)
- (formal) A prom (dance).
- A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burke to this entry?)
- A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
- 1900, Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Avon Books, (translated by James Strachey) pg. 235:
- The present dream in particular scarcely left any room for doubt, since the place where my patient fell was the Graben, a part of Vienna notorious as a promenade for prostitutes.
- 1900, Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Avon Books, (translated by James Strachey) pg. 235:
- A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.
Synonyms
- (a place to walk): esplanade
Translations
Verb
promenade (third-person singular simple present promenades, present participle promenading, simple past and past participle promenaded)
- To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.
- To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.
Derived terms
- promenader (agent noun)
Translations
Anagrams
- open-armed
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French promenade.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pro?.m??na?.d?/
- Hyphenation: pro?me?na?de
- Rhymes: -a?d?
Noun
promenade f (plural promenades or promenaden)
- promenade
French
Etymology
promener +? -ade.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??m.nad/
- Rhymes: -ad
- Homophone: promenades
Noun
promenade f (plural promenades)
- walk; stroll (walk for enjoyment)
Derived terms
- promenade de santé
Descendants
Further reading
- “promenade” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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