paths

Noun

path (plural paths)

1. A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
   • Yet ere to to-morrow's ſun ſhall ſhew his head, / The dewy paths of meadows we will tread, / For crowns and chaplets to adorn thy head.a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “The Epithalamium of Helen and Menelaus. From the 18th Idyllium of Theocritus.”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume II, London: […] J[acob]...

   Synonyms:

   track

2. A course taken.
   • the path of a meteor, of a caravan, or of a storm
3. A metaphorical course or route; progress.
   • ⁠But thou and I have shaken hands,
     ⁠Till growing winters lay me low;
     ⁠My paths are in the fields I know,
     And thine in undiscover’d lands.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXIX”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 61
4. A method or direction of proceeding.
   • All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 25:10
5. A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.
6. A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.
   • Use the network path \\Marketing\Files to find the documents you need.

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