travelogue

noun

trav·​el·​ogue ˈtra-və-ˌlȯg How to pronounce travelogue (audio)
-ˌläg
variants or travelog
1
: a piece of writing about travel
2
: a talk or lecture on travel usually accompanied by a film or slides
3
: a narrated motion picture about travel

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Their earliest videos were a mix of travelogues and tutorials for types of software that travelers would use to take, upload and geotag photos, set up travel blogs, assign drive letters to external USB drives, and navigate highways. Ron Hurtibise, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025 Max has renewed his travelogue series – Conan O’Brien Must Go – for a third season. Peter White, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025 The streamer has ordered a third season of O’Brien’s travelogue series Conan O’Brien Must Go. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025 Like last year’s Made in Taiwan by Clarissa Wei, travelogue cookbooks continue to knock our socks off in 2024. Joe Ray, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for travelogue

Word History

Etymology

travel + -logue

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of travelogue was in 1892

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“Travelogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travelogue. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

travelogue

noun
trav·​el·​ogue
variants or travelog
1
: an illustrated lecture or film about travel
2
: a piece of writing about travel

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