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Tao

1

[ dou, tou ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)
  1. (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
  2. the rational basis of human activity or conduct.
  3. a universal, regarded as an ideal attained to a greater or lesser degree by those embodying it.


Tao

2

[ tou ]

Tao

/ taʊ /

noun

  1. that in virtue of which all things happen or exist
  2. the rational basis of human conduct
  3. the course of life and its relation to eternal truth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tao1

First recorded in 1730–40; from Chinese (Wade-Giles) Tao4, (pinyin) dào literally, “path, way, right way”

Origin of Tao2

From Tao: literally, “human being”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tao1

Chinese, literally: path, way
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Example Sentences

This time Will, who plays Tao, had seconds… but he will eat anything.”

From BBC

“Turandot” is an opera of riddles, riddled with the Tao of nothingness and strong sexual attraction that lacks communication.

So, Li Tao, Zhiyi Wu and colleagues wanted to design a TENG-based sensor that could be incorporated into an MRI machine to help prevent motion artifacts.

“Madagascar is this wonderful natural laboratory,” said Tao Wan, a botanist at the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an author of the new study.

As a teenager, the Chinese artist Tao Siqi was fascinated by the words of Charles Baudelaire, the French poet who was not exactly known for imagery of sweeping landscapes and cities in the rain.

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