Expedition word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "expedition" word

[noun] a journey organized for a particular purpose
[noun] a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
[noun] a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
[noun] the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"
[noun] an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars"

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\Ex`pe*di"tion\, n. [L. expeditio: cf.F. exp['e]dition.] 1. The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition. With winged expedition Swift as the lightning glance. ? 2. A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress. Putting it straight in expedition. ? 3. An important enterprise, implying a change of place; especially, a warlike enterprise; a march or a voyage with martial intentions; an excursion by a body of persons for a valuable end; as, a military, naval, exploring, or scientific expedition; also, the body of persons making such excursion. The expedition miserably failed. --Prescott. Narrative of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains. --J. C. Fremont.

Synonyms for expedition

despatch, dispatch, excursion, expeditiousness, hostile expedition, jaunt, junket, military expedition, outing, pleasure trip, sashay

Related terms: advancement, air speed, briskness, clarification, course, crusade, expediting, helping along, immediateness, instantaneousness, journey, nimbleness, precipitation, promotion, readiness, run, rustle, sharpness, smoothing, stalk, swiftness, swift rate

The fun area, different aproach to word »expedition«

Let's analyse "expedition" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Four syllables and Five vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOITIDEPXE. Average typing speed for these characters is 2725 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: . -..- .--. . -.. .. - .. --- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: expedition: 5 + 5 + 9 + 9 + 6 = 34, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: expedition: 5 + 6 + 7 + 5 + 4 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 58, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
X (1)	24	Queen of Wands	Dependent, Caring, Sensual, Loving

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