expedition

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/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ English

Definitions

noun

The act of expediting something; prompt execution.
A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.
The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness.
An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage

verb

To take part in a trip or expedition; to travel.

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Synonyms

expeditiousness dispatch jaunt outing excursion pleasure trip junket sashay hostile expedition military expedition speediness accelerating speed rapidity swiftness rapid

Associated

everest dependencies soyuz antarctic iss antarctica greenland ascent explored arctic surveyed explorer

Rhymes

disposition cognition ambition erudition admonition volition composition recognition juxtaposition apparition

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