campaign

English

/kæmˈpeɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
  • The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
  • (obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
  • (obsolete) An excursion into the countryside.

Etymology

Derived from French campagne (campaign) derived from Italian campagna (field, military operation, countryside) derived from Latin campānia (level country, field), campus (field, level ground, plain, open space, level field, open field, a plain, camp, a place of action, open country, scope, place field of action, an open space, a field, battlefield, level plain, a plain field).

Origin

Latin

campus

Gloss

field, level ground, plain, open space, level field, open field, a plain, camp, a place of action, open country, scope, place field of action, an open space, a field, battlefield, level plain, a plain field

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

野, 畑, 原

Emoji
🏑 🚜

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