road

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hyponyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Usage notes 1.3.4 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English rād (“‘riding, hostile incursion’”) < Proto-Germanic *ridanan (“‘to ride’”) < from Proto-Indo-European *reidh- (“‘to ride’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: rōd; IPA: /ɹəʊd/; SAMPA: /r@Ud/

  Rhymes: -əʊd

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• Homophones: Rhode, rode, rowed

[edit] Noun

road (plural roads)

1. A narrow strip of land made suitable for travel between places. Modern roads are usually paved to accommodate wheeled vehicles.
   • 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion^[1], page 266:

     In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.

2. By extension, the path or route one takes; an effort.

   Learning English is a long road for newcomers.

[edit] Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:road

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[edit] Usage notes

• The word road is used with the preposition on. Something is on the road, but in the street.

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