[path] n, pl paths [ME, fr. OE paeth; akin to OHG pfad path] (bef. 12c) 1: a trodden way
2: a track specially constructed for a particular use 3 a: course, route b: a way of life, conduct, or thought
4. a: the continuous series of positions or configurations that can be assumed in any motion or process of change by a moving or varying system b: a sequence of arcs in a network that can be traced continuously without retracing any arc
5: pathway
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