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.

Nearby words

perdu, perdurable, perdure, perea, peregrinate, peregrination, peregrine, peregrine falcon, pereion, pereiopod, pereira

Origin of peregrination

1425–75; late Middle English peregrinacioun (< Middle French peregrinacion) < Latin peregrīnātiōn- (stem of peregrīnātiō) a traveling abroad. See peregrinate, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR peregrination

1, 2 trip, excursion, expedition.

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Examples from the Web for peregrination

The purse of Ascham was not equal to the expense of peregrination; and, therefore, he hoped to have it augmented by a pension.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 6|Samuel Johnson
At last she spoke again, out of the dusk from the corner she had reached in her peregrination.
Marion Darche|F. Marion Crawford
After dinner we had to undertake a third peregrination to bed, and a fourth the next morning to get our train.
Hawthorne and His Circle|Julian Hawthorne
I rested for half an hour, and then commenced my peregrination.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy|Ida Pfeiffer

They were contented with the peregrination of daily necessity.
Scandinavians on the Pacific, Puget Sound|Thomas Ostenson Stine

British Dictionary definitions for peregrination

peregrination

/ (ˌpɛrɪɡrɪˈneɪʃən) /

noun

a voyage, esp an extensive one

the act or process of travelling

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