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excursion

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Main Entry:
ex·cur·sion 
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Pronunciation:
\ik-ˈskər-zhən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Latin excursion-, excursio, from excurrere
Date:
circa 1587
1 a: a going out or forth : expedition b (1): a usually brief pleasure trip (2): a trip at special reduced rates2: deviation from a direct, definite, or proper course ; especially : digression <needless excursions into abstruse theory>3: a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis ; also : the distance traversed : amplitude <the excursion of a piston>


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