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PERAMBULATION

Dictionary entry overview: What does perambulation mean?

• PERAMBULATION (noun)
The noun PERAMBULATION has 2 senses:

1. a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries
2. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

Familiarity information: PERAMBULATION used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PERAMBULATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("perambulation" is a kind of...):

walk (the act of walking somewhere)

Domain region:

Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

amble; stroll; perambulation; saunter; promenade

Hypernyms ("perambulation" is a kind of...):

walk (the act of walking somewhere)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "perambulation"):

meander; ramble (an aimless amble on a winding course)

walkabout (a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally)

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