itinerancy

i·tin·er·an·cy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ahy-tin-er-uh n-see, ih-tin-]
- /aɪˈtɪn ər ən si, ɪˈtɪn-/
- /ɪ.ˈtɪ.nə.rən.sɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahy-tin-er-uh n-see, ih-tin-]
- /aɪˈtɪn ər ən si, ɪˈtɪn-/

Definitions of itinerancy word

noun itinerancy the act of traveling from place to place. 1
noun itinerancy a going around from place to place in the discharge of duty or the conducting of business. 1
noun itinerancy a body of itinerants, as ministers, judges, or sales representatives. 1
noun itinerancy the state of being itinerant. 1
noun itinerancy the system of rotation governing the ministry of the Methodist Church. 1
noun itinerancy The state or quality of being itinerant. 1

See all 14 definitions of itinerancy

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Origin of itinerancy

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90; itiner(ant) + -ancy

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Parts of speech for Itinerancy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Itinerancy

itinerancy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for itinerancy

noun itinerancy

vagabondage — the state or condition of being a vagabond; idle wandering.
vagrancy — the state or condition of being a vagrant: an arrest for vagrancy.
homelessness — without a home: a homeless child.

All 3 Synonyms of itinerancy