sojourn

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 1.6 References 1.7 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Old French sojor, sojorner (modern séjour, séjourner), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre, from Latin sub- (“‘under, a little over’”) + Late Latin diurnus (“‘lasting for a day’”), from Latin diurnum (“‘day’”).^[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)n

[edit] Noun

sojourn (plural sojourns)

1. A short stay somewhere.
2. A temporary residence.

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[edit] Verb

to sojourn (third-person singular simple present sojourns, present participle sojourning, simple past and past participle sojourned)

1. (intransitive) To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.

[edit] Translations

• French: séjourner fr(fr)
• Italian: soggiornare it(it)

[edit] Related terms

• sojourner

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ “sojourn” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: jnoorsu
• journos