An excursion is a short trip made for fun, learning, or interest, often by a group of people. It usually lasts less than a day and is not far from home.
It comes from Latin 'excursio', meaning 'a running out, a raid', from 'excurrere' (to run out), from 'ex-' (out) and 'currere' (to run). The idea softened from a military raid to any brief journey outward.
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