way

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Quotations 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Adverb 1.5.1 Translations 2 Tz'utujil 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• waye (obsolete)

[edit] Etymology

From Old English weg. Cognate with Dutch weg, German Weg, Swedish väg, Latin vehere, via.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: wā, IPA: /weɪ/, SAMPA: /weI/

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  Rhymes: -eɪ

• Homophones: weigh, wey, whey (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

[edit] Noun

way (plural ways)

1. A path.
2. An unspecified distance.

   1912 Jack Judge and Henry "Harry" James Williams, a marching and music hall song, It`s a Long Way to Tipperary, popularized esp. by British troops in World War One:

   • It`s a long way to Tipperary, / it`s a long way to go.

3. A method of doing something.
4. The means to navigate a path.
5. Possiblility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
6. (paganism) A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
7. (nautical) ways the sloping structures on which ships are built and launched

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• (means to navigate a path): "Do you know the way to San Jose?" [song title and lyric, Bacharach and David]
• (a tradition within Heathenry): To walk the Way of the Runes, you must experience the runes as they manifest both in the part of Midgard that lies outside yourself and the worlds within. (Diana Paxson)

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[edit] Adverb

way (not comparable)

1. (slang) very; as in the phrase way too.

   "I'm way tired"

   "I'm way too tired to do that."

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[edit] Tz'utujil

[edit] Noun

way

1. tortilla

[edit] Synonyms

• away