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`De nition of route in English:
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`NOUN (plural routes)
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`A way or course taken in getting from a
`starting point to a destination.
`‘the scenic route from Florence to Siena’
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` The line of a road, path, railway, etc.
`‘proposals have been put forward for a
`new route around the south of the town’
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`North American A round travelled in
`delivering, selling, or collecting goods.
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` A method or process leading to a
`speci ed result.
`‘the many routes to a healthier diet will be
`described’
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`[with object and adverbial of direction] Send or
`direct along a speci ed course.
`‘all lines of communication were routed
`through London’
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`Origin
`Middle English: from Old French rute ‘road’, from
`Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past
`participle of rumpere.
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`Pronunciation
`route /ruːt/
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