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CAMPAIGN
Definition of CAMPAIGN
noun
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French campagne, from Italian campagna (“field, military operation”), from Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campania, campagna, and champagne.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,330)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CAMPAIGN · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CAMPAIGN in OUTLIER
It has fitted 65 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CAMPAIGN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACGIMNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CAMPAI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 1
Could you have found CAMPAIGN?
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