Path
WordNet
noun
(1) A course of conduct
"The path of virtue"
"We went our separate ways"
"Our paths in life led us apart"
"Genius usually follows a revolutionary path"
(2) A way especially designed for a particular use
(3) An established line of travel or access
(4) A line or route along which something travels or moves
"The hurricane demolished houses in its path"
"The track of an animal"
"The course of the river"
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Etymology
, from West *paþaz, an early borrowing from an Iranian language (Avestan pɑntɑ, gen. pɑθɑ 'way', Old Persian pɑthi-), in which case it would be derived from the same Indo-European root as English (namely). Cognate with Dutch , German .
Noun
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- a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- a course taken.
- A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.
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- a metaphorical course.
- a method or direction of proceeding.
- a sequence (in the graph theory) of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).