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journey
noun
an
act
of
travelling
from
one
place
to
another
,
especially
over
a
long
distance
•
After
a
six-hour
journey
,
they
finally
reached
the
beach
.
After
a
six-hour
journey
,
they
finally
reached
the
beach
.
•
The
overnight
journey
by
train
took
them
through
snow-covered
mountains
.
The
overnight
journey
by
train
took
them
through
snow-covered
mountains
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
“
journee
”
meaning
“
a
day
’
s
travel
or
work
”,
from
“
jour
” (‘
day
’).
noun
the
gradual
process
of
personal
growth
,
change
,
or
achievement
over
time
•
Writing
her
novel
was
a
journey
of
self-discovery
.
Writing
her
novel
was
a
journey
of
self-discovery
.
•
Recovery
from
the
accident
became
a
long
journey
back
to
health
.
Recovery
from
the
accident
became
a
long
journey
back
to
health
.
Extended
figurative
use
of
the
concrete
sense
of
travelling
,
attested
since
the
17th
century
.
verb
-
journey
,
journeying
,
journeys
,
journeyed
to
travel
from
one
place
to
another
•
They
plan
to
journey
across
Asia
by
train
next
summer
.
They
plan
to
journey
across
Asia
by
train
next
summer
.
•
In
the
1800s
,
pioneers
journeyed
west
in
covered
wagons
.
In
the
1800s
,
pioneers
journeyed
west
in
covered
wagons
.
Back-formation
from
the
noun
‘
journey
’;
verb
use
recorded
since
the
late
15th
century
.
