expedition

B1 Topic:Travel

Also spelled expedeetion

US /ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ UK /ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #6276

Meanings

1

noun
A long, organized journey made by a group for a particular purpose, such as exploration.

An expedition was sent to explore the South Pole.
2

noun
A short trip made for a specific reason.

We went on a shopping expedition before the holidays.

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Forms expeditions

Derived forms dx-peditiondxpeditionexpeditionaryexpeditionistsexpedition

Related forms excursion exploration

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Etymology

From Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio.

*ped- Proto-Indo-European

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Travel

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# expedition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 6276

## Meanings
1. A long, organized journey made by a group for a particular purpose, such as exploration.
2. A short trip made for a specific reason.

## Examples
- An expedition was sent to explore the South Pole.
- We went on a shopping expedition before the holidays.

## Derived Forms
- dx-pedition
- dxpedition
- expeditionary
- expeditionist
- sexpedition

## Related Forms
- excursion
- exploration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ped-

## Etymology
From Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio.

## AI Etymology
Expedition comes from Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio. In current use, the main senses are “A long, organized journey made by a group for a particular purpose, such as exploration” and “A short trip made for a specific reason”. Its deeper ancestry includes Proto-Indo-European *ped-.

## Topics
- Travel

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