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expedition

ex·pe·di·tion

UK/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ US/ˌɛkspʌˈdɪʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose

  • “an expedition was sent to explore Mars”
3.
4.

a journey taken for pleasure

  • “many summer excursions to the shore”
  • “it was merely a pleasure trip”
  • “after cautious sashays into the field”
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5.

the property of being prompt and efficient

  • “it was done with dispatch”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • field trip
  • fishing expedition

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