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  1. 1. v. i. To dwell for a time; to dwell or live in a place as a temporary resident or as a stranger, not considering the place as a permanent habitation; to delay; to tarry. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. A temporary residence, as that of a traveler in a foreign land. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily Source: wordnet
  5. 5. To dwell for a time; to dwell or live in a place as a temporary resident or as a stranger, not considering the place as a permanent habitation; to delay; to tarry. Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there. Gen. xii. 30. Home he goeth, he might not longer sojourn. Chaucer. The soldiers first assembled at Newcastle, and there sojourned three days. Hayward. A temporary residence, as that of a traveler in a foreign land. Though long detained In that obscure sojourn. Milton. Source: webster
  6. 6. To dwell for a time; to dwell or live in a place as a temporaryresident or as a stranger, not considering the place as a permanenthabitation; to delay; to tarry.Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there. Gen. xii. 30.Home he goeth, he might not longer sojourn. Chaucer.The soldiers first assembled at Newcastle, and there sojourned threedays. Hayward. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v:6/n:94 n. a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) v. spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily Source: ecdict

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