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-ism as the suffix 'process' or 'state of' prepositional of;

Tour first attest in English c.1320, "a turn, a shift on duty," from OldFrench tour, tourn "a turn, trick, round, circuit, circumference," from torner, tourner "to turn," from Latin tornare "to polish, round off, fashion, turn on a lathe" Sense of "a traveling around, journey" is first recorded 1643. The verb is attested from 1746. Tour de force "feat of strength" is 1802, from French from force "strength." Tour de France is recorded from 1922. The Grand Tour, a journey through France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy formerly was the finishing touch in the education of a gentleman.

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