journey
[ jur-nee ]
/ ˈdʒɜr ni /
noun, plural jour·neys.
a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
a distance, course, or area traveled or suitable for traveling: a desert journey.
a period of travel: a week's journey.
passage or progress from one stage to another: the journey to success.
verb (used without object), jour·neyed, jour·ney·ing.
to make a journey; travel.
SYNONYMS FOR journey
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Origin of journey
synonym study for journey
1. See trip1.
OTHER WORDS FROM journey
jour·ney·er, nounoutjourney, verb (used with object), out·jour·neyed, out·jour·ney·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for journey
journey
/ (ˈdʒɜːnɪ) /
noun
a travelling from one place to another; trip or voyage
- the distance travelled in a journey
- the time taken to make a journey
verb
(intr) to make a journey
Derived forms of journey
journeyer, nounWord Origin for journey
C13: from Old French journee a day, a day's travelling, from Latin diurnum day's portion; see diurnal
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