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ex⋅pe⋅di⋅tion
[ek-spi-dish-uh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | an excursion, journey, or voyage made for some specific purpose, as of war or exploration. |
| 2. | the group of persons, ships, etc., engaged in such an activity: a large expedition of scientists and military personnel. |
| 3. | promptness or speed in accomplishing something: He worked with great expedition. |
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| ex·pe·di·tion (ěk'spĭ-dĭsh'ən) n.
[Middle English expedicioun, military campaign, from Old French expedition, from Latin expedītiō, expedītiōn-, from expedītus, past participle of expedīre, to make ready; see expedite.] |
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Expedition
Ex`pe*di"tion\, n. [L. expeditio: cf.F. exp['e]dition.]1. The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition. With winged expedition Swift as the lightning glance. ? 2. A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress. Putting it straight in expedition. ? 3. An important enterprise, implying a change of place; especially, a warlike enterprise; a march or a voyage with martial intentions; an excursion by a body of persons for a valuable end; as, a military, naval, exploring, or scientific expedition; also, the body of persons making such excursion. The expedition miserably failed. --Prescott. Narrative of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains. --J. C. Fremont.
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Language Translation for : expedition
Spanish:
expedición,
German:
die Expedition,
Japanese:
遠征
expedition
see fishing expedition.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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