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expedición

expedition

noun eks-peh-dee-SYOHN Less Common

Also means

dispatch

Usage Note

Expedición covers both a geographic or scientific expedition (la expedición al Polo Sur) and the administrative sense of 'issuance' or 'dispatch' (expedición de documentos = issuing of documents). The accent on -ción follows the standard rule for nouns ending in that suffix. The related adjective is expedicionario.

Examples

"La expedición llegó a la cima del volcán."

Natural Translation

The expedition reached the summit of the volcano.

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