/ˈdʒɜːni/

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Meaning

A trip from one place to another, often a long one.

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Word origin

From Old French journee, meaning a day's work or a day's travel, from Latin diurnum ('of a day').

Origin
Old French
Root
journee
English cognates
journal, adjourn

Grammar

Gender
Pluraljourneys

Examples

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"Journey" means a trip from one place to another.

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"Journeys" is the plural, meaning more than one journey.

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Here "journey" means the travel from one place to the next.

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This word is taught in chapter 18, lesson 4: journey, buzz, newspaper and 7 more words.