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Word: Tour
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in tour (sense 3 of the noun); also denoting a circular movement): from Old French, ‘turn’, via Latin from Greek tornos ‘lathe’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th century
tʊə
a journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited
Short Definition:journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited
Examples:- a motoring tour of Scotland
a journey made by performers or a sports team, in which they perform or play in several different places
Short Definition:journey made by performers or sports team
Examples:- Ireland's eight-match tour of New Zealand
- she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company on tour
a spell of duty on military or diplomatic service
Short Definition:spell of duty on military or diplomatic service
Examples:- a tour of duty in Northern Ireland
Word: Tour
Speech Type: Verb
tʊə
make a tour of (an area)
Short Definition:make tour of
Examples:- he decided to tour France
- he toured in America and Europe
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