sojourn
[noun soh-jurn; verb soh-jurn, soh-jurn]
- a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.
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- to stay for a time in a place; live temporarily: to sojourn on the Riviera for two months.
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Origin of sojourn
Synonyms
See more synonyms for sojourn on Thesaurus.com2. visit, vacation, rest, stop.
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Contemporary Examples
It is doubtless this sojourn that accounts for her ability to sing in French.
Thus the pope, who has insisted that his sojourn in the Holy Land is “purely a religious” visit, will confront a delicate dilemma.
That final jibe is a reference to Bennett's wife's success as a pastry chef during the couple's sojourn in New York a decade ago.
After just a year in India, her sojourn seems to have paid off handsomely.
The sojourn in Tel Aviv allowed Ajrami to understand Israel—something that he retained after he returned to Gaza.
Historical Examples
I have been greatly benefited by my sojourn in this lovely spot.
Quaint CourtshipsVarious
All good Americans, we are told, relegate the sojourn to a more distant future.
The Slave Of The LampHenry Seton Merriman
Now came the narrative of Bernadette's sojourn at Nevers, and then her death there.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
So it is not at all surprising that he should be talked about now, when that sojourn was ended.
Mary-'GustaJoseph C. Lincoln
Wish I had a set of false whiskers to wear during my sojourn.
Mixed FacesRoy Norton
sojourn
- a temporary stay
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- (intr) to stay or reside temporarily
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Word Origin
C13: from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin subdiurnāre (unattested) to spend a day, from Latin sub- during + Late Latin diurnum day
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Word Origin and History for sojourn
v.
late 13c., "stay temporarily, reside for a time; visit;" also "reside permanently, dwell;" from Old French sojorner "stay or dwell for a time," from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnare "to spend the day" (source also of Italian soggiornare), from Latin sub- "under, until" (see sub-) + diurnare "to last long," from diurnus "of a day," from diurnum "day" (see diurnal). Modern French séjourner formed via vowel dissimilation. Related: Sojourned; sojourning.
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n.
mid-13c., "temporary stay, visit," from Anglo-French sojorn, variant of Old French sejorn, from sejorner "stay or dwell for a time" (see sojourn (v.)).
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