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dis|cur|sion — «dihs KUR shuhn, zhuhn», noun. a digression: »The discussion of ghost stories turned into a discursion on personal experiences … Useful english dictionary
ex|cur|sion|al — «ehk SKUR zhuh nuhl, shuh », adjective. of or having to do with an excursion … Useful english dictionary
ex|cur|sion|ar|y — «ehk SKUR zhuh NEHR ee, shuh », adjective. British. excursional … Useful english dictionary
ex|cur|sion — «ehk SKUR zhuhn, shuhn», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a trip, especially a short trip taken for interest or pleasure, often by a number of people together: »Our club went on an excursion to the mountains. He [the astronaut] never did get all the … Useful english dictionary
ex|cur|sion|ist — «ehk SKUR zhuh nihst, shuh », noun. a person who goes on an excursion: »Scarborough has welcomed both day excursionists and resident holidaymakers in greater numbers than ever before (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
ex|cur|sion|ize — «ehk SKUR zhuh nyz, shuh », verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. to make excursions through. –v.i. to make excursions or an excursion … Useful english dictionary
ex·cur·sion — /ıkˈskɚʒən/ noun, pl sions [count] : a short trip especially for pleasure a fishing excursion They went on a brief excursion to the coast. often used figuratively Her brief excursion into politics [=her brief political career] ended badly … Useful english dictionary
in·cur·sion — /ınˈkɚʒən/ noun, pl sions [count] formal : a sudden invasion or attack : an act of entering a place or area that is controlled by an enemy a military incursion an incursion into enemy airspace often used figuratively an incursion of foreign… … Useful english dictionary
cur — bi·cur·sal; con·cur; con·cur·rence; con·cur·rent·ly; con·cur·ring·ly; con·cur·sion; con·cur·so; con·cur·sus; cu·cur·bit; cu·cur·bi·ta; cu·cur·bi·ta·ce·ae; cu·cur·bi·tar·i·a·ce·ae; cur·abil·i·ty; cur·able; cur·agh; cur·cas; cur·chie; cur·cu·lio;… … English syllables
sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… … English syllables
