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visit(1) (iou)



visit noun. E17.
[French visite, from visiter, or immed. from the verb.]
An act of visiting a person; a call on or temporary stay with a person for social, friendly, business, or other purposes. Also, an excursion to or temporary residence at a place. Freq. in make a visit, pay a visit. E17.
D. M. Thomas He'd been put to bed early, exhausted after a visit from Konstantin. Times Educational Supplement She has been known to pay a flying visit to Paris just to see a movie.
b. A bitch's journey to and stay with a dog for mating purposes. M19.
c. An occasion of going to a dentist, doctor, etc., for examination or treatment. L19.
d. Billiards & Snooker. A turn of play at the table. E20.
An occurrence of menstruation. Cf. VISITOR 5. M17-E18.
A professional, official, or pastoral call on a person made by a doctor, a member of the clergy, etc. E18.
British Medical Journal A district nurse may have a total of 1500 visits to patients a year.
A formal or official call for inspection or examination purposes. L18.
right of visit = right of visitation s.v. VISITATION 1b.
M. Pattison Sir Thomas More made..a domiciliary visit in search of heretical books.
A chat. US. L20.