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path
What does path mean?
path (noun): a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use path in a sentence?
How do you pronounce path?
/pæθ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does path come from?
From Middle English path, peth, from Old English pæþ (“path, track”), from Proto-West Germanic *paþ, from Proto-Germanic *paþaz (“path”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians
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