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“sojourns”
1. A brief period of staying somewhere: Karen's sojourn in France accounts for her reason to sing her songs in French during her musical presentations while she is there.
2. Etymology: from Latin sub-, "under, until" + diurnare, "to last long" from diurnus, "of a day, lasting for a day".
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2. Etymology: from Latin sub-, "under, until" + diurnare, "to last long" from diurnus, "of a day, lasting for a day".
There is no doubt that sojourn also comes from the French element of jour, "day".
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dies, di-, die-, -diem, diurn-
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sojourn (verb), sojourns; sojourned; sojourning
This entry is located in the following unit:
dies, di-, die-, -diem, diurn-
(page 2)