First Known Use: circa 1587
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excursion
noun ex·cur·sion \ik-ˈskər-zhən\
: a short trip especially for pleasure
Full Definition of EXCURSION
1
a : a going out or forth : expedition b (1) : a usually brief pleasure trip (2) : a trip at special reduced rates
2
: deviation from a direct, definite, or proper course; especially : digression <needless excursions into abstruse theory>
3
: a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis; also : the distance traversed : amplitude <the excursion of a piston>
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Origin of EXCURSION
Latin excursion-, excursio, from excurrere
Rhymes with EXCURSION
EXCURSION Defined for Kids
excursion
noun ex·cur·sion \ik-ˈskər-zhən\
Definition of EXCURSION for Kids
1
: a brief trip for pleasure
2
: a trip at special reduced rates
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excursion
noun ex·cur·sion \ik-ˈskər-zhən\
Medical Definition of EXCURSION
1
a : a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis <excursion of the femur> b : the distance traversed
2
: one complete movement of expansion and contraction of the lungs and their membranes (as in breathing)
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