campaign

== English == === Etymology === From French campagne, from Italian campagna (“field, military operation”), from Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campania, campagna, and champagne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kæmˈpeɪn/, /kəmˈpeɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn === Noun === campaign (plural campaigns) A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal. (sports) A player or team's efforts during a sporting season. (roleplaying games) A series of play sessions using the same player characters, forming a continuous narrative. The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation. (obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign. (obsolete) An excursion into the countryside. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hebrew: קמפיין (kampéin) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === campaign (third-person singular simple present campaigns, present participle campaigning, simple past and past participle campaigned) (intransitive) To take part in a campaign. Synonyms: boom, crusade, stump (transitive, motor racing) To consistently ride in races for a racing season. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === pangamic, panmagic