Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A route or proposed route of a journey.
- n. An account or record of a journey.
- n. A guidebook for travelers.
- adj. Of or relating to a journey or route.
- adj. Traveling from place to place; itinerant.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Traveling; passing from place to place, especially on a circuit: as, an itinerary judge.
- Of or pertaining to a journey; specifically, pertaining to an official journey or circuit, as of a judge or preacher: as, itinerary observations.
- Pertaining to descriptions of roads, or to a road-book: as, an itinerary unit.
- n. A plan of travel; a list of places to be included in a journey, with means of transit and any other desired details: as, to make out an itinerary of a proposed tour.
- n. An account of a line of travel, or of the routes of a country or region, of the places and points of interest, etc.; a work containing a description of routes and places, in successive order: as, an itinerary from Paris to Rome, or of France or Italy; Antonine's “Itinerary of the Roman Empire.” Also itinerarium.
- n. An itinerant journey; a regular course of travel; a tour of observation or exploration.
- n. In the Roman Catholic Church, a form of prayer for the use of the clergy when setting out on a journey: generally placed at the end of the breviary. It consists of the canticle Benedictus, with an antiphon, preces, and two collects.
- n. One who journeys from place to place.
Wiktionary
- n. A route or proposed route of a journey.
- n. An account or record of a journey.
- n. A guidebook for travellers.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Itinerant; traveling; passing from place to place; done on a journey.
- n. An account of travels, or a register of places and distances as a guide to travelers.
- n. A detailed plan for a journey, including a list of places to be visited, and often other information such as the dates, places of residence, and transportation to be used during the journey.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a guidebook for travelers
- n. an established line of travel or access
- n. a proposed route of travel
Etymologies
- From Late Latin itinerarius ("pertaining to a journey"), neuter itinerarium ("an account of a journey, a road-book"), from iter ("a way, journey"); see itinerate. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English itinerarie, from Late Latin itinerārium, account of a journey, from neuter of itinerārius, of traveling, from Latin iter, itiner-, journey; see ei- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The principle of the itinerary engine is simple: from a departure address and an arrival address, or from longitude/latitude coordinates, Maporama International's servers calculate an optimized itinerary, respecting several constraints: the shortest or the more rapid itinerary, a pedestrian or car itinerary, a multimodal itinerary ”
“First up on the itinerary is a much anticipated regrouping in Canada for a week of unschooly fun with a rad group of friends.”
“The only thing on his itinerary is a trip to the mountains this week, and a Notre”
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“And she would be within her rights if she did, for certainly what she called her itinerary had promised her a first-rate hotel, in which she was to continue till a finished and comfortable house was stepped into.”
“His itinerary is pretty much restricted to visiting hospitals, slums, and prisons.”
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“For every race stage, an alternate itinerary is provided to relieve vehicle congestion.”
“But one stop not on his midterm itinerary is Nevada, home to politically vulnerable Majority Leader Harry Reid.”
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“As with any tour, the itinerary is subject to change.”
“It'd take some reporting, but you might be able to find her flight itinerary from the speech sponsors.”
“The above six-month itinerary is for those who prefer warmer weather and don't mind moving smartly for brief spells.”
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Tweets
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bilby Sounds awkward to me. Sep 28, 2011
ruzuzu "My daily itinerary to school" sounds wrong, but it sounded wrongest before I read the Century's definitions. Sep 28, 2011
pinklilac Is it OK to use it in a sentence like, "My daily itinerary to school" in place of route, as in "My daily route to school"? Sep 28, 2011