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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a community of people smaller than a village;
[syn: hamlet, crossroads]

2. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made;
- Example: "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"
- Example: "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
[syn: juncture, critical point, crossroads]

3. a point where a choice must be made;
- Example: "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crossroads
    n 1: a community of people smaller than a village [syn:
         hamlet, crossroads]
    2: a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision
       must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do";
       "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a
       critical point" [syn: juncture, critical point,
       crossroads]
    3: a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at
       the crossroads between psychology and neurology"