ot Thurs May 22, 2008 Vocabulary

Today's Word "sojourn"
sojourn \SOH-juhrn; so-JURN\ (intransitive verb) - To stay as a
temporary resident; to dwell for a time.

(noun) - A temporary stay.

"At times during this interminable sojourn, I might disappear for
hours on end; Sita would wake from her fitful slumber and find herself
alone..." -- Ashok Mathur, 'The Short, Happy Life of Harry Kumar'

Sojourn comes from Old French sojorner, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin
subdiurnare, from Latin sub-, "under, a little over" + Late Latin
diurnus, "lasting for a day," from Latin dies, "day."

angel_crafter wrote:

Today's Word "sojourn"
sojourn \SOH-juhrn; so-JURN\ (intransitive verb) - To stay as a
temporary resident; to dwell for a time.

(noun) - A temporary stay.

"At times during this interminable sojourn, I might disappear for
hours on end; Sita would wake from her fitful slumber and find herself
alone..." -- Ashok Mathur, 'The Short, Happy Life of Harry Kumar'

Sojourn comes from Old French sojorner, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin
subdiurnare, from Latin sub-, "under, a little over" + Late Latin
diurnus, "lasting for a day," from Latin dies, "day."



See also "Sojourner Truth". (You get a history lesson with your
vocabulary today!)


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