expedition

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪʃən === Noun === expedition (countable and uncountable, plural expeditions) A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory. (military) An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage. A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose. (collective) The group of people making such excursion. The process or activities of performing expediter tasks. (now rare) The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness. (obsolete) The act of expediting something; prompt execution. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === expedition (third-person singular simple present expeditions, present participle expeditioning, simple past and past participle expeditioned) (intransitive) To take part in a trip or expedition; to travel. === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “expedition”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === expedition c an expedition, a journey, a mission an office (that expedite); an administration office Near-synonym: kontor ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (office): === References === “expedition”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “expedition”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “expedition”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)