travelogue

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travelogue

/ˈtɹavə(l)lɒɡ/ UK
/ˈtɹvvəˌlɔɡ/ US
/ˈtɹævəˌlɑɡ/ cot caught merger

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Blend of travel + -logue, after monologue. Coined by Dr. John Bowker in 1898 (see the quotation), and popularized by the American traveler and filmmaker Burton Holmes (1870–1958) in 1903.

noun travelogues · travelog

A description of someone's travels, given in the form of narrative, public lecture, slide show or motion picture. Dr. John Bowker, inventor and coiner of new words […] has what he calls an ‘illustrated travelogue’ on Hawaii.

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noun description of someone's travels

日本語	旅行記 ryokōki
中文	紀行 /纪行 jìxíng
हिन्दी	सफ़रनामा safarnāmā
Deutsch	Reisebericht

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"travelogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/travelogue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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travelogue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/travelogue

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"travelogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/travelogue.

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@misc{travelogue_2026,
  title = {travelogue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/travelogue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}