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en route
(en route)
Pronunciation:
/ɒn ˈruːt/
adverb
during the course of a journey; on the way:
he stopped in Turkey en route to Geneva
Origin:
late 18th century
: French
(see
route
)
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en passant
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en-
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en-
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enable
enabler
enabling act
