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path

  [path, pahth]
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–noun, plural paths [pathz, pahthz, paths, pahths] .
1. a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
2. a narrow walk or way: a path through a garden; a bicycle path.
3. a route, course, or track along which something moves: the path of a hurricane.
4. a course of action, conduct, or procedure: the path of righteousness.
5. Mathematics. a continuous curve that connects two or more points.
6. Computers. the sequence of steps that a computer follows in carrying out a routine, as in storing and retrieving a file at a specific location.
—Idiom
7. cross one's path, to encounter or meet unexpectedly: Tragedy crossed our path again.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE pæth; c. G Pfad

Synonyms:
1. footpath, pathway. Path, lane, trail are passages or routes not as wide as a way or road. A path is a way for passing on foot; a track, beaten by feet, not specially constructed, is often along the side of a road: a path through a field. A lane is a narrow road or track, generally between fields, often enclosed with fences or trees; sometimes it is an alley or narrow road between buildings in towns: a lane leading to a farmhouse; Drury Lane. A trail is a rough way made or worn through woods, or across mountains, prairies, or other untraveled regions: an Indian trail.

path-

 
var. of patho- before a vowel: pathosis.

-path

 
a combining form occurring in personal nouns corresponding to abstract nouns ending in -pathy, with the general sense “one practicing such a treatment” (osteopath) or “one suffering from such an ailment” (psychopath).

path.

 
1. pathological.
2. pathology.

patho-

 
a combining form meaning “suffering,” “disease,” “feeling,” used in the formation of compound words: pathology.
Also, especially before a vowel, path-.

Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk páthos; see pathos
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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path   (pāth, päth)   
n.   pl. paths (pāthz, päthz, pāths, päths)

  1. A trodden track or way.

  2. A road, way, or track made for a particular purpose: a bicycle path.

  3. The route or course along which something travels or moves: the path of a hurricane.

  4. A course of action or conduct: the path of righteousness.

  5. Computer Science

    1. A sequence of commands or a link between points that is needed to reach a particular goal.

    2. A pathname.


[Middle English, from Old English pæth; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

path 
O.E. paþ, pæþ, from W.Gmc. *patha- (cf. O.Fris. path, M.Du. pat, Du. pad, O.H.G. pfad, Ger. Pfad "path"), of unknown origin. In Scotland and Northern England, commonly a steep ascent of a hill or in a road.

-path 
suffix used in modern formations to mean "one suffering from" (a disease or condition), also "one versed in" (a certain type of treatment), from Gk. -pathes, from pathos "suffering" (see pathos).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: path
Pronunciation: 'path, 'poth
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural paths /'pathz, 'paths, 'pothz, 'poths/
1 : the way or route traversed by something paths by which water reaches the surface of the skin —Morris Fishbein>
2 : PATHWAY 1 path from the retina to the cerebral cortex>

Main Entry: path
Function: abbreviation
pathological; pathology
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

-path suff.

  1. A practitioner of a specified kind of medical treatment: naturopath.

  2. One affected by a specified kind of disorder: sociopath.

patho- or path-
pref.
Disease; suffering: pathogen.

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Computing Dictionary

path
1. A bang path or explicitly routed Internet address; a node-by-node specification of a link between two machines.
2. pathname.
3. The list of directories the kernel (under Unix) or the command interpreter (under MS-DOS) searches for executables. It is stored as part of the environment in both operating systems.
Other, similar constructs abound under Unix; the C preprocessor, for example, uses such a search path to locate "#include" files.
[The Jargon File]
(1996-11-21)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Idioms & Phrases

path

see beat a path to someone's door; cross someone's path; lead down the garden path; least resistance, path of; on the warpath.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
PATH
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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