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es·ca·pade

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NOUN:

An adventurous, unconventional act or undertaking.

ETYMOLOGY:
French, a trick, an escape, from Old French, from Old Spanish escapada (from escapar, to escape), or from Old Italian scappata (from scappare, to escape) both from Vulgar Latin *excappre, to escape ; see escape

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