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conduit

[kon-dwit, -doo-it, -dyoo-it, -dit]

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noun

a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
Synonyms: , ,
a similar natural passage.
any means of transmission or conveyance, as of information.
According to rumor, he served as a conduit for Israeli intelligence.
Electricity.��a structure containing one or more ducts.
Archaic.��a fountain.

conduit

/ ˈkɒndɪt, -djʊɪt /

noun

a pipe or channel for carrying a fluid
a rigid tube or duct for carrying and protecting electrical wires or cables
an agency or means of access, communication, etc
botany a water-transporting element in a plant; a xylem vessel or a tracheid
a rare word for fountain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of conduit¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English conduit, condut, condewit, condit, from Old French conduit, from Medieval Latin conductus “pipe channel”; conduce, duct

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Word History and Origins

Origin of conduit¹

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin conductus channel, aqueduct, from Latin ��ǲԻ�ū�� to lead, _conduce

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"You can start here as a conduit through to the trade. It can become a genuine job for life, " he said.

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Nothing about today’s college sports serves the mission of an education institution, so they should decide not to participate in the transfer portal or provide a conduit for NIL money.

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I did eventually get a car but was restricted by my intense fear of the massive, sprawling conduits of chaos known as the L.A. freeways.

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Hey, if you're paying for a prayer app, why not play along with the pretense that a mindless computer is your conduit to the mind of God?

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Union and Harvey seem to be under the impression that they’re audience conduits instead of coddled suckers.

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