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sojourn
Definitions
(Noun) a short stayUsage: they had a nice sojourn in Paris
(Verb) a very long trip
Usage: our sojourn into the great desert
(Noun) a visit
Usage: I am sorry I could not see you during my latest sojourn to France.
(Noun) Radically-different understandings. To me, a sojourn is medium-to-long, though nonetheless temporary - but others have no problem with far briefer periods.
Usage: Moses's "40-year sojourn in the desert" is okay, a year is okay, a season is cutting it close, a vacation is too high-falutin' ... .
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