itineration


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i·tin·er·ate

 (ī-tĭn′ə-rāt′, ĭ-tĭn′-)
intr.v. i·tin·er·at·ed, i·tin·er·at·ing, i·tin·er·ates
To travel from place to place.

[Late Latin itinerārī, itinerāt-, from Latin iter, itiner-, journey; see itinerary.]

i·tin′er·a′tion n.
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Noun1.itineration - journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour
tour, circuit - a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
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