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peregrinate

Syllabification: (per·e·gri·nate)
Pronunciation: /ˈperigrəˌnāt/
Definition of peregrinate

verb

[no object] archaicor humorous
  • travel or wander around from place to place.

Derivatives

peregrination

Pronunciation: /ˌperigrəˈnāSHən/
noun

peregrinator

Pronunciation: /-ˌnātər/
noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin peregrinat- 'traveled abroad', from the verb peregrinari, from peregrinus 'foreign, traveling'

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