expedition

Meanings

• Noun

  A journey or voyage, especially a long one, made as a deliberate and organized exploration of a region or territory.

  - "The Lewis and Clark expedition explored the American West from 1803 to 1806."
  - "The polar expeditions of Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with expedition
expedition , education , station , nation , creation , population , vacation , and others.

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Variants

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expedition , expeditioner , expeditioners , expeditions , fishing expedition , fishing expeditions

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Etymology

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From Old French expédition, from expedir ‘send out, dispatch’, from ex- ‘out’ + pedire ‘ask, beg’.

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Trivia

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1. The longest expedition in history was the Russian Chukotka Expedition, which lasted from 1639 to 1643.

2. The first successful expedition to the South Pole was led by Roald Amundsen in 1911.

3. The term 'expedition' is also used in the military to refer to a military operation or campaign.

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Related Concepts

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1. Exploration: The act of searching for new information or knowledge in an unfamiliar environment or domain.

2. Voyage: A journey, especially a long one, especially by sea.

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Culture

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Expeditions have been an integral part of human history, from early explorations of new lands and territories to modern scientific research and space exploration. They have been the subject of numerous books, movies, and documentaries.

How to Memorize "expedition"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people setting out on a journey with supplies, maps, and determination.
   - Imagine a ship sailing into uncharted waters, with the crew scanning the horizon for new discoveries.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of adventure and discovery.
   - Think of pioneers blazing new trails and charting new territories.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'E X P E D I T I O N' to remember the definition: 'Exploration, eXploring, Provisioning, Discoveries, Information, New, and Territory'.

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