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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Journey \Jour"ney\, n.; pl. {Journeys}. [OE. jornee, journee,
prop., a day's journey, OF. jorn['e]e, jurn['e]e, a day, a
day's work of journey, F. journ['e]e, fr. OF. jorn, jurn, jor
a day, F. jour, fr. L. diurnus. See {Journal}.]
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1. The travel or work of a day. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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We have yet large day, for scarce the sun
Hath finished half his journey. --Milton.
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2. Travel or passage from one place to another, especially
one covering a large distance or taking a long time.
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The good man . . . is gone a long journey. --Prov.
vii. 19.
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3. Hence: [figurative], A passage through life, or a passage
through any significant experience, or from one state to
another.
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We must all have the same journey's end. --Bp.
Stillingfleet.
4. The distance that is traveled in a journey[2], or the time
taken to complete a journey[2]; as, it's a two-day journey
from the oasis into Cairo by camel; from Mecca to
Samarkand is quite a journey.
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Syn: Tour; excursion; trip; expedition; pilgrimage; jaunt.
Usage: {Journey}, {Tour}, {Excursion}, {Pilgrimage}. The word
journey suggests the idea of a somewhat prolonged
traveling for a specific object, leading a person to
pass directly from one point to another. In a tour, we
take a roundabout course from place to place, more
commonly for pleasure, though sometimes on business.
An excursion is usually a brief tour or trip for
pleasure, health, etc. In a pilgrimage we travel to a
place hallowed by our religions affections, or by some
train of sacred or tender associations. A journey on
important business; the tour of Europe; an excursion
to the lakes; a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
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