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Middle English
Noun
jornee
- alternative form of journe
Old French
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta. Documented from ca. 1150. Derivable from jorn (“day”) + -ee.
Pronunciation
Noun
jornee oblique singular, f (oblique plural jornees, nominative singular jornee, nominative plural jornees)
- day, daytime
- day of battle
- appointed day
- a day's journey
- a day's work
- a day's sitting
- sojourn
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