tourism English · revision 6792

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈtʊəɹɪzəm/, /ˈtɔːɹɪzəm/ ''(UK)''; /ˈtʊɹɪzəm/, /ˈtɝ.ɪszəm/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[tour]] and [[-ism]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The theory and practice of touring, travelling for pleasure: 1811.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The OED says the word was originally usually disparaging, and the ''Century Dictionary'' (1891) marked it rare.^(Etymonline) By 1930 it was widely used for the business of attracting tourists and providing them with accommodation and entertainment.^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002) ''Tourification'', touring, is attested by 1802.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1802 – tourification.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1811 – tourism, travel for pleasure.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1930 – the tourist industry.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Travelling for pleasure.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The business of providing travel, [[accommodation]] and services for [[tourist|alt=tourists]], regarded as an [[industry]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[ecotourism]]

+ * [[tourist]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[tour]]

+ * [[turn]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}