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sojourn

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so·journ  (sjûrn, s-jûrn)
intr.v. so·journed, so·journ·ing, so·journs
To reside temporarily. See Synonyms at stay1.
n.
A temporary stay; a brief period of residence.

[Middle English sojournen, from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnre : Latin sub-, sub- + Late Latin diurnum, day (from Latin, daily ration, from neuter of diurnus, daily, from dis, day; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots).]

sojourner n.

sojourn [ˈsɒdʒɜːn ˈsʌdʒ-]
n
a temporary stay
vb
(intr) to stay or reside temporarily
[from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin subdiurnāre (unattested) to spend a day, from Latin sub- during + Late Latin diurnum day]
sojourner  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sojourn - a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)sojourn - a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
Verb1.sojourn - spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
spend, pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"

sojourn (Literary)
noun stay, visit, stop, rest, stopover my first sojourn in Lhasa
Translations
sojourn [ˈsɒdʒɜːn]
A. Npermanencia f, estancia f
B. VIpermanecer, residir, morar; (for short time) → pasar una temporada
sojourn [ˈsɒdʒɜːrn] nséjour m
sojourn
n (liter)Aufenthalt m; (= place)Aufenthaltsort m
vi(ver)weilen (liter) (→ in in +dat)
sojourn [ˈsɒdʒɜːn] (liter)
1. nsoggiorno
2. visoggiornare


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So often have you asked me about my former existence--about my mother, about Pokrovski, about my sojourn with Anna Thedorovna, about my more recent misfortunes; so often have you expressed an earnest desire to read the manuscript in which (God knows why) I have recorded certain incidents of my life, that I feel no doubt but that the sending of it will give you sincere pleasure.
Pontellier were contemplating a summer sojourn abroad, and that their handsome residence on Esplanade Street was undergoing sumptuous alterations, and would not be ready for occupancy until their return.
The scheme came to nothing finally, but in the mean time we escaped from the little city and its sorrowful associations of fruitless labor, and had a year in the country, which was blest, at least to us children, by sojourn in a log-cabin, while a house was building for us.
 
 
 
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