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dao

proper noun

Meaning

  • In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.

noun

Meaning

  • The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution

  • The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.

  • That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.

  • The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.

  • Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.

  • A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job

  • The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.

  • Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:

  • Methodism: The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.

  • By analogy to the proceeding three, a set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.

  • A track on which a race in held; a racetrack

  • Circumlocution

  • A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.

  • A closed path, without repeated vertices allowed

Synonyms

dao,
lu,
route,
tao,
periplus

noun

Meaning

  • A court that sits at more than one location in the district that it serves.

noun

Meaning

  • A Chinese sword with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping