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tao
/daʊ/
name 6noun 4
Collocations
4ADJ.
ancient, cosmic, inner, many
VERB + TAO
interpret, unwritten
TAO + NOUN
china, confucius, ear-nose-throat, heart, integuments, lao, nature, otorhinolaryngologist
PREP.
in
Definitions
name
1
Alternative letter-case form of Tao: the way of nature or way to live one's life.
The tao of Lao Tzu was a cosmic tao, inner and unwritten, a tao of Nature, while the tao of Confucius was moral and written.
noun
1
The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.
the tao of sex... the tao of the heart... the tao of integuments...
2
Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.
name
1
In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
Nor is progress exclusively a Western invention. Many interpret the Tao of ancient China as a guide for those who wish to progress as they make their way forward in the world—though its conception of progress is very different from what emerged in the West.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an adherent of any branch of Taoism
- taoist
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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The tao of Lao Tzu was a cosmic tao, inner and unwritten, a tao of Nature, while the tao of Confucius was moral and written.
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the tao of sex... the tao of the heart... the tao of integuments...
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Nor is progress exclusively a Western invention. Many interpret the Tao of ancient China as a guide for those who wish to progress as they make their way forward in the world—though its conception of
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When mathematicians face a question they cannot answer, they sometimes devise a less stringent question, in the hope that solving it will provide insights. This is the path that Tao took in 2004, in c
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John Jackson is a urologist, his wife Tao is an otorhinolaryngologist.
Tatoeba · #1048580306
John Jackson is a urologist, his wife Tao is an ear-nose-throat specialist.
Tatoeba · #10488040Usage Notes
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