wanderlust

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For decades, several trends have driven a decline in American wanderlust.

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  1. noun A very strong or irresistible impulse to travel.

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  1. German : wandern, to wander (from Middle High German) + Lust, desire (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see las- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. German, from wandern, wander, + lust, desire. See lust.
 

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/ˈvɑndɛrlust/
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