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avenue

noun [C] (POSSIBILITY)
 
 
/ˈæv.ə.njuː/ US  /-nuː/

Definition

C2 a method or way of doing something: We should explore/pursue every avenue in the search for an answer to this problem. Only two avenues are open to us - either we accept his offer or we give up the fight completely. → Synonym possibilityPossible and probableWays of achieving things
(Definition of avenue noun (POSSIBILITY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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