peregrination
[ per-i-gruh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ˌpɛr ɪ grəˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun
travel from one place to another, especially on foot.
a course of travel; journey.
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Origin of peregrination
1425–75; late Middle English peregrinacioun (<Middle French peregrinacion) <Latin peregrīnātiōn- (stem of peregrīnātiō) a traveling abroad. See peregrinate, -ion
Words nearby peregrination
perdure, père, Perea, Père David's deer, peregrinate, peregrination, peregrine, peregrine falcon, pereion, pereiopod, Pereira
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British Dictionary definitions for peregrination
peregrination
/ (ˌpɛrɪɡrɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
a voyage, esp an extensive one
the act or process of travelling
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