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Tao

/daʊ/

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proper noun

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

noun

  1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
  2. The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
  3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
  4. The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
  5. Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
  6. A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
  7. The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
  8. Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:
  9. Methodism: The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
  10. By analogy to the proceeding three, a set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
  11. A track on which a race in held; a racetrack
  12. Circumlocution
  13. A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
  14. A closed path, without repeated vertices allowed

Synonyms: dao, lu, route, tao, periplus

noun

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

noun

  1. (by extension) The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.

Synonyms: zen

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