itinérance

French

Etymology

From itinérant (“traveling”), itinérants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ti.ne.ʁɑ̃s/

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Noun

itinérance f (plural itinérances)

1. (chiefly Quebec) Homelessness.
2. (Europe) Pedestrian traveling done for pleasure; hiking; backpacking.
3. (telecommunications) The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone; roaming.
4. (literary) Act of traveling without a particular goal or destination.
5. (telephony) roaming

Synonyms

• (homelessness): sans-abrisme (Europe), vagabondage
• (traveling without destination): errance

Further reading

• “itinérance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• enciraient, incertaine