deambulation

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English

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Etymology

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Latin deambulatio.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːæmbjuːˈleɪʃən/

Noun

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deambulation

  1. (obsolete) A walking abroad; a promenading.
  2. A cycle or revolution during which a programmable machine performs various functions
    • 1914, Raymond Roussel, translated by Rupert Copeland Cuningham, Locus Solus:
      Then, declaring that, according to his recollection, a very long wait would be necessary before the [contraption's] next automatic deambulation could be witnessed, Canterel, with measured steps, led us to another part of the vast establishment.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for deambulation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)