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Its principal sense in English is “(a person or thing) which stays in some place only for a short time”; though this necessarily implies moving from place to place, it is the stay which is emphasised, not the travelling.
Its principal sense in English is “(a person or thing) which stays in some place only for a short time”; though this necessarily implies moving from place to place, it is the stay which is emphasised, not the travelling.
NASA named the rover which forms part of the Mars Pathfinder mission Sojourner following a year-long worldwide competition; the winner was Valerie Ambroise of Bridgeport, Connecticut, who suggested it be named after Sojourner Truth, a nineteenth-century black feminist and campaigner for the abolition of slavery
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He was a sojourneyman amongst the acting field, doing spot jobs all over the place but never really distinguishing himself.
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(n) The inspiration for a slang language popular amongst stoners in the North Florida and South Georgia regions.
(n) slang language popular amongst stoners in North Florida and South Georgia regions; add the suffix "ier" to any word with the addition of a funky tone.
(n) The inspiration for a slang language popular amongst stoners in the North Florida and South Georgia regions.
(n) slang language popular amongst stoners in North Florida and South Georgia regions; add the suffix "ier" to any word with the addition of a funky tone.
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He was a sojourneyman amongst the acting field, doing spot jobs all over the place but never really distinguishing himself.
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