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expedition.

A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/UK, US
  1. A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose.

    countable · uncountable
    a naval expedition
    a scientific expedition
  4. The group of people making such excursion.

    collective · countable · uncountable
  5. The process or activities of performing expediter tasks.

    countable · uncountable
  6. The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  7. The act of expediting something; prompt execution.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio.

verb/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/UK, US
  1. To take part in a trip or expedition; to travel.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio.

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