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expedition
(,/E/ksp/I/'d/I//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose(noun.group)
    Example:
    An expedition was sent to explore Mars.
    source: wordnet30
  • a journey organized for a particular purpose(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • a journey taken for pleasure(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • the property of being prompt and efficient(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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