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| − | * '''Def: Meandering''' 1. to follow a winding and turning course; 2. to move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction; 3. circuitous windings or sinuosities, as of a stream or path; 4. a circuitous journey or excursion; ramble; '''Origin:''' from Latin maeander, circuitous windings, from Greek maiandros, after Maiandros, the Maeander River in Phrygia, noted for its windings.; '''Synonyms:''' circular, collateral, complicated, devious, labyrinthine, oblique, rambling, roundabout, tortuous, winding around, wandering. | + | * '''Def: Meandering''' 1. to follow a winding and turning course; 2. to move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction; 3. circuitous windings or sinuosities, as of a stream or path; 4. a circuitous journey or excursion; ramble; <br><br> |
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| + | * '''Origin:''' from Latin maeander, circuitous windings, from Greek maiandros, after Maiandros, the Maeander River in Phrygia, noted for its windings.; <br><br> | ||
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| + | * '''Synonyms:''' circular, collateral, complicated, devious, labyrinthine, oblique, rambling, roundabout, tortuous, winding around, wandering. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:56, 20 February 2007
Definition
- Def: Meandering 1. to follow a winding and turning course; 2. to move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction; 3. circuitous windings or sinuosities, as of a stream or path; 4. a circuitous journey or excursion; ramble;
- Origin: from Latin maeander, circuitous windings, from Greek maiandros, after Maiandros, the Maeander River in Phrygia, noted for its windings.;
- Synonyms: circular, collateral, complicated, devious, labyrinthine, oblique, rambling, roundabout, tortuous, winding around, wandering.
Source: Dictionary.com Unabridged
