travelogue

noun

trav·​el·​ogue ˈtra-və-ˌlȯg How to pronounce travelogue (audio)
-ˌläg
variants or travelog
1
: a piece of writing about travel
2
: a talk or lecture on travel usually accompanied by a film or slides
3
: a narrated motion picture about travel

Examples of travelogue in a Sentence

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Jesse Eisenberg’s Polish travelogue follows a pair of cousins who attempt to repair their relationship while reconnecting with their roots. Nate Jones, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024 The book is part encyclopedia, part lunar biography and even part travelogue. Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024 Yet Witt’s travelogues do bring her to a deeper understanding of herself. Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024 Pulford begins his fascinating and enlightening travelogue in Moscow and ends it in Beijing, but his main route runs along the 2,600-mile border separating Russia and China. Ed Pulford, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019 See all Example Sentences for travelogue 

Word History

Etymology

travel + -logue

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of travelogue was in 1892

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“Travelogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travelogue. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

travelogue

noun
trav·​el·​ogue
variants or travelog
1
: an illustrated lecture or film about travel
2
: a piece of writing about travel

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