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GRAND TOUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sightseeing tour of a building or institution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("grand tour" is a kind of...):
circuit; tour (a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("grand tour" is a kind of...):
circuit; tour (a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area)