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travelogues
trav·e·logue
/
ˈtræv
əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg
/
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[
trav
-
uh
-lawg, -log
]
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noun
a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
Also,
trav·e·log.
Origin:
1900–05,
Americanism; blend of
travel
and
monologue
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travelogue
or
sometimes
(
US
)
travelog
(ˈtræv
ə
lɒɡ)
—
n
a film, lecture, or brochure on travels and travelling
[C20: from
travel
+
-logue
]
travelog
or
sometimes
(
US
)
travelog
—
n
[C20: from
travel
+
-logue
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
travelogue
"a talk on travel," 1903, a hybrid word coined by U.S. traveler Burton Holmes (1870-1958) from
travel
+ Gk.-derived -logue, abstracted from
monologue
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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