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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛʁɑ̃s
"L'errance des voyageurs est fascinante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of moving about without a fixed course or destination.
"The wandering of the nomadic tribes across the plains was a sight to behold."
- 1
To move about without a fixed course or aim.
"She spent the afternoon wandering through the city, discovering hidden gems."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'wandrian', meaning to move about without a fixed course or destination, sharing roots with Germanic forms like the German 'wandern'. Historically, it evolved to describe both physical displacement across landscapes and the metaphorical drifting of the human mind.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wandering" is said worldwide
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Errance
Transliteration: ɛʁɑ̃s
"L'errance des voyageurs est fascinante."
Umherirren
Transliteration: ʊmˈheːʁɪʁən
"Das Umherirren der Wanderer ist beeindruckend."
Vagabondaggio
Transliteration: vaɡaˈbondadʒo
"Il vagabondaggio dei nomadi è affascinante."
Errante
Transliteration: eˈrante
"El errante de los viajeros es cautivador."
Errância
Transliteration: eˈʁɐ̃siɐ
"A errância dos nômades é fascinante."
भटकना
Transliteration: Bhatakna
"यात्रियों का भटकना अद्भुत है।"
徘徊
Transliteration: pái huái
"旅行者的徘徊是迷人的。"
방황
Transliteration: banghwang
"여행자의 방황은 매력적입니다."
さまようこと
Transliteration: samayou koto
"旅行者のさまようことは魅力的です。"
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