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Added 9 October 2026

route

/ɹuːt/ noun

In Latin: via Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about route at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A course or way which is traveled or passed.
The route was used so much that it formed a rut.
A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.
We live near the bus route.
A road or path; often specifically a highway.
Follow Route 49 out of town.

verb

To direct or divert along a particular course.
All incoming mail was routed through a single office.
to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet.
To send (information) through a router.

verb

Eye dialect spelling of root.

Origin

From Middle English route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta [via] (literally “a path made by force”). Compare Modern French route. See routine. Further via Latin ruptus related with bankrupt. Unrelated to road.

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