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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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
Bring your tube and go on your own adventure down the river or rent from establishments nearby like Rockin’ R River Rides for a full excursion.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 28 June 2024
This 29-suite, all-inclusive retreat in the Mustang region of Nepal beckons upscale adventurers, with rates that include spa treatments and excursions to nearby villages.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
The excursion, one of the film’s lighter and most genuinely comedic scenes, ends on a melancholy note as a panicked looking Bonnie demands that the young couple be kicked out of the car and left standing, with their burgers, on the side of some dark, distant road.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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“Excursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excursion. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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