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en route
[ ahn root, en; French ahn-root ]
/ ɑn ˈrut, ɛn; French ɑ̃ ˈrut /
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adverb, adjective
on the way: The plane crashed en route from Cairo to Athens.
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Origin of en route
Borrowed into English from French around 1770–80
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British Dictionary definitions for en route
en route
/ (ɒn ˈruːt, French ɑ̃ rut) /
adverb
on or along the way; on the road
Word Origin for en route
C18: from French
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Other Idioms and Phrases with en route
en route
On or along the way, as in We'll pick up Dan en route to the restaurant, or We can finish our discussion en route. This French term was adopted into English in the late 1700s.
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