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   Route

   /ro͞ot/

   

   noun

   • 1. a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination: "the most direct route is via Los Angeles"
   • ▪ the line of a road, path, railroad, etc.
   • ▪ a circuit traveled in delivering, selling, or collecting goods.
   • ▪ a method or process leading to a specified result: "the many routes to a healthier diet will be described"

   verb

   • 1. send or direct along a specified course: "all lines of communication were routed through Atlanta"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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