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Definition of pathway noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pathway

noun
 
/ˈpɑːθweɪ/
 
/ˈpæθweɪ/
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  1. a track that serves as a path
    • They came out of the woods and onto a pathway.
    Extra Examples
    • A man came in sight further down the pathway.
    • A row of white stones marked the pathway across the marsh.
    • There is a brick pathway with flower beds on either side.
    • There was a pathway with steps cut into the cliff.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPathway is used after these nouns:
    • nerve
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  2. a plan of action or way of achieving something synonym path (2)
    • We help students define and develop a clear career pathway.
  3. (biology) a route formed by a chain of nerve cells along which electrical signals travel from one part of the body to another
    • neural pathways
See pathway in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee pathway in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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