excursion
noun
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In Latin, the prefix ex- means "out of" and the verb currere means "to run." When the two are put together, they form the verb excurrere, literally "to run out" or "to extend." Excurrere gave rise not only to excursion but also to excurrent (an adjective for things having channels or currents that run outward) and excursus (meaning "an appendix or digression that contains further exposition of some point or topic"). Other words deriving from currere include corridor, curriculum, and among newer words, parkour.
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Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
On our return to The Ravel after every excursion, we are greeted by a welcome party of staff holding out a cold towel and a glass of buck's fizz.
—James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Or splurge on an all-day excursion — Tritten leads private groups on goat hikes to a remote waterfall.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Don't skip the town of Soufrière on your way to Sulphur Springs; dinner at Orlando's and shopping at Zaka Art Café round out an exciting island excursion.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Excursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excursion. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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excursion
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from Latin excursio, excursion- "a going out," from excurrere "to run out, make an excursion, extend," from ex- "out, forth" and currere "to run" — related to current
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