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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvisite
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /vi.zit/
"La visite de sa famille lui a redonné le sourire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An act of visiting someone, especially a formal or social call to relatives or loved ones.
"Their annual visitation to the family estate in the countryside brought all the relatives together." - 2
A legal right or arrangement granting a non-custodial parent or family member time to see a child.
"The court granted weekend visitation rights to the grandparents."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'visitatio', stemming from 'visitare' meaning 'to go to see' or 'to visit'. The term evolved through Old French and Middle English, initially carrying religious or official administrative overtones before broadening into general social visits and family gatherings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Visitation" is said worldwide
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visite
Transliteration: /vi.zit/
"La visite de sa famille lui a redonné le sourire."
Besuch
Transliteration: /bəˈzuːχ/
"Der Familienbesuch dauerte das ganze Wochenende."
visita
Transliteration: /ˈvi.zi.ta/
"La visita ai parenti è una tradizione importante."
visita
Transliteration: /ˈbi.si.ta/
"Esperamos con alegría la visita de nuestra familia."
visita
Transliteration: /ˈvi.zi.tɐ/
"A visita à família aconteceu no domingo."
मुلاकातों
Transliteration: mulaqaat
Script: मुलाकात
"परिवार से मिलना हमेशा सुखद होता है।"
探亲
Transliteration: tàn qīn
"春节回家探亲是中国人的传统。"
방문
Transliteration: bangmun
"가족 방문은 언제나 즐겁습니다."
里帰り
Transliteration: satogaeri
"お盆休みには家族の元へ里帰りします。"
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