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Word

ITA

Phoneticsita

/ˈaɪˈtiˈeɪ/

Definition

n. a person who travels or goes somewhere. It is an old-fashioned word that people rarely use today.

n. a person who goes or travels; a wayfarer. Archaic in modern usage; primarily encountered in historical or literary texts.

Examples

“The weary ita rested by the side of the road.”

“In the old story, an ita wanders through the forest seeking a place to sleep for the night.”

“The manuscript describes the life of a lonely ita who traversed the mountain passes long before the modern roads were carved into the stone.”

Examples

simple

“The weary ita rested by the side of the road.”

contextual

“In the old story, an ita wanders through the forest seeking a place to sleep for the night.”

complex

“The manuscript describes the life of a lonely ita who traversed the mountain passes long before the modern roads were carved into the stone.”

Usage

Archaic; almost entirely replaced by 'traveler' or 'wayfarer' in contemporary English.

Domain

Education

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Level
C2 · Proficiency
Frequency
Occasional
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