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crossroads
has definitions from the field of sociology
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[ noun ] (sociology) a community of people smaller than a village
Synonyms Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)They held the funeral the next morning from the crossroads church and buried the little box in the quiet family plot . He claimed to be visiting the waterfront saloon at the crossroads to play cards and drink with his cronies , but Kate had not smelled brandy on him since Mrs._Lattimer 's funeral . He patted the eye Joel had had blackened in a fight over being Rebel at the crossroads some days back . No one went much to the crossroads now except Uncle_Randolph . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
Synonyms Examples "at that juncture he had no idea what to do" "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" Used in print (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Burial had taken_place at night in the ground at the public crossroads under the gibbet , so that his enemies could not find his body and have it dug_up and burned . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a point where a choice must be made
Examples "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)The foregoing remarks imply that the hypothalamic balance plays a crucial role at the crossroads between physiological and pathological forms of emotion . Related terms |
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