Travelogue

//ˈtɹavə(l)lɒɡ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A description of someone's travels, given in the form of narrative, public lecture, slide show or motion picture.

    "During this period, and especially in Russia, the travelogue becomes a hybrid genre comprising elements of poetry, prose, and the drama."

  2. 2
    a film or illustrated lecture on traveling wordnet

Example

More examples

""Lemon trees, like Italians, seem to be happiest when they are touching one another,” wrote British novelist D.H. Lawrence in his travelogue, "Sea and Sardinia.""

Etymology

Blend of travel + -logue, coined by Elias Burton Holmes.

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