expedition
/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/noun
Middle School
1
The act of expediting something; prompt execution.
2
A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.
3
The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness.
4
An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage.
5
A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose.
6
The group of people making such excursion.
7
The process or activities of performing expediter tasks.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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