Deambulation

//diːæmbjuːˈleɪʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A walking abroad; a promenading. obsolete

    "Touching suche exercises, as many be used within the house, or in the shadowe, (as is the olde maner of speking), as deambulations, laborynge with poyses made of leadde or other metall"

  2. 2
    An instance of deambulation; a trip, journey, peregrination, itineration, or pilgrimage.

    "Then, declaring that, according to his recollection, a very long wait would be necessary before the next automatic deambulation [la prochaine déambulation automatique] could be witnessed, Canterel, with measured steps, led us to another part of the vast establishment."

Example

More examples

"Touching suche exercises, as many be used within the house, or in the shadowe, (as is the olde maner of speking), as deambulations, laborynge with poyses made of leadde or other metall"

Etymology

Latin deambulatio.

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