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| 1. | [ noun ] (sociology) a community of people smaller than a village | |
| Synonyms: | hamlet | |
| Related terms: | community | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made | |
| Synonyms: | critical_point juncture | |
| 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" |
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| Related terms: | crisis criticality | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a point where a choice must be made | |
| Examples: | "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology" |
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| Related terms: | overlap | |
| Similar spelling: |
crossroad crossword crosshairs crisscross cross-grained crisscrossed crossruff cross_hair |
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