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Definition of perambulation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

perambulation

noun
 
/pəˌræmbjuˈleɪʃn/
 
/pəˌræmbjuˈleɪʃn/
[countable] (formal or humorous)
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  1. a slow walk or journey around a place, especially one made for pleasure
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin perambulat- ‘walked about’, from the verb perambulare, from per- ‘all over’ + ambulare ‘to walk’.
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