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/ˈpɑːθˌweɪ/
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/ˈpæθˌweɪ/
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ˈpɑːθˌweɪ
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ˈpæθˌweɪ
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Noun
A footpath or other path or track.
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follow the pathway
go down the pathway
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on the pathway
YOU WILL REMEMBER there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.
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On the other hand, it can be observed that, with small exceptions, the S. pneumonia strains are the only Streptococci equipped with homospermidine biosynthesis and pyruvate oxidation pathways, which have been found to be involved in pathogenicity mechanisms [50 ] and in the counteraction of oxidative stress [51 ].
A course of action.
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the pathway to success
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Similarly, although both clinical pathway and case management programmes seek to improve system efficiency, critical pathways concentrate on high-volume conditions with high costs in which care is generally patternable […]
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a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
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a trodden path
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