PATHWAY

pathway, footpath

(noun) a trodden path

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pathway (plural pathways)

A footpath or other path or track.

(biochemistry) A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.

(figurative) A course of action.

Source: Wiktionary


Path"way n.

Definition: A footpath; a beaten track; any path or course. Also used figuratively. Shak. In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof is no death. Prov. xii. 28. We tread the pathway arm in arm. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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