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   er·rand

   /ˈerənd/

   noun

   • 1. a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else's behalf: "she asked Tim to run an errand for her"
   • ▪ the purpose or object of an errand: "she knew that if she stated her errand she would not be able to see him"

   Word Origin Old Englishǣrende ‘message, mission’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German ārunti, and obscurely to Swedish ärende and Danish ærinde.

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