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sojourn

so·journ

UK/ˈsɒd͡ʒən/ US/ˈsɒd͡ʒɜːn/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

Synonyms

verb

1.

Origin

From Middle English sojourne (noun) and sojournen (verb), from Old French sojor, sojorner (modern séjour, séjourner), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre, from Latin sub- (“under, a little over”) + Late Latin diurnus (“lasting for a day”), from Latin dies (“day”).

Phrases

  • sojourn time

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