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sojourn

n. countable
C1 Advanced US //ˈsoʊdʒɝn// UK //sˈəʊdʒɜːn// so·journ

n. a short stay in a place, especially when you are traveling or visiting. It is a more formal way to say you are staying somewhere for a while.

n. a temporary stay in a place, typically for a period of travel or residence. Often carries a literary or formal tone.


SIMPLE

The family spent a short sojourn in Paris before returning home.

CONTEXTUAL

After a brief sojourn in the mountains, the hikers were ready to return to the city for the winter.

COMPLEX

The diplomat's sojourn in the capital was marked by intense negotiations, though he remained a guest of the local government throughout his stay.

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Origin

From Middle English sojourne (noun) and sojournen (verb), from Old French sojor, sojorner (modern séjour, séjourner), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre, from Latin sub- (“under, a little over”) + Late Latin diurnus (“lasting for a day”), from Latin dies (“day”).

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