crossroad

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈkrɔsˌroʊd/ UK /ˈkrɒsrəʊd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a point where roads intersect; a critical turning point

She stood at a crossroad in her career.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a point where roads... intersection junctioncrosswaycrossing

Word family

Related forms cross road crossroads

Etymology

A compound of 'cross' (from Latin 'crux', 'cross') + 'road' (Old English 'rād', 'a riding, journey', from 'rīdan', 'to ride').

crux Latin rād Old English

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# crossroad

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkrɔsˌroʊd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɒsrəʊd/

## Meanings
1. a point where roads intersect; a critical turning point

## Examples
- She stood at a crossroad in her career.

## Synonyms
- intersection
- junction
- crossway
- crossing

## Related Forms
- cross
- road
- crossroads

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: crux
- Root: rād

## Etymology
A compound of 'cross' (from Latin 'crux', 'cross') + 'road' (Old English 'rād', 'a riding, journey', from 'rīdan', 'to ride').

## AI Etymology
Crossroad is a compound of 'cross' (from Latin 'crux', 'cross') + 'road' (Old English 'rād', 'a riding, journey', from 'rīdan', 'to ride'). Important recorded forms include crux (Latin) and rād (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a point where roads intersect; a critical turning point. The wider family includes related words such as cross, road, and crossroads.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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