traject en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /tɹəˈd͡ʒɛkt/
Etymology
From Latin trāiectus, from trāiciō: compare French trajet.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A place for passing across; a passage; a ferry.
What notes and garments he doth give thee, Bring to the traject, to the common ferry, Which trades to Venice.
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
- (obsolete) The act of trajecting; trajection.
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(obsolete) A trajectory.
a mental traject from world to world
1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. […], London: Holdsworth and Ball, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trajects | Number=Plur | lexicographic |