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- [kraws-rohd, kros-]
- /ˈkrɔsˌroʊd, ˈkrɒs-/
- /ˈkrɒs.rəʊdz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kraws-rohd, kros-]
- /ˈkrɔsˌroʊd, ˈkrɒs-/
Definitions of crossroads word
- countable noun crossroads A crossroads is a place where two roads meet and cross each other. 3
- singular noun crossroads If you say that something is at a crossroads, you mean that it has reached a very important stage in its development where it could go one way or another. 3
- singular noun crossroads A crossroads is an important or central place. 3
- noun crossroads an area or the point at which two or more roads cross each other 3
- noun crossroads the point at which an important choice has to be made (esp in the phrase at the crossroads) 3
- noun crossroads a road that crosses another road, or one that runs transversely to main roads. 1
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Origin of crossroads
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1710-20; cross- + road
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Crossroads
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crossroads popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crossroads usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crossroads
noun crossroads
- crisis — A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- turning point — a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis.
- junction — an act of joining; combining.
- intersection — a place where two or more roads meet, especially when at least one is a major highway; junction.
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