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CROSSROADS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A point where a choice must be made
Example:
Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("crossroads" is a kind of...):
convergence; intersection; overlap (a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A community of people smaller than a village
Synonyms:
crossroads; hamlet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("crossroads" is a kind of...):
community (a group of people living in a particular local area)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
Example:
he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point
Synonyms:
critical point; crossroads; juncture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("crossroads" is a kind of...):
crisis (an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crossroads"):
criticality (a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining)
