First Known Use: 14th century
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conduit
noun con·duit \ˈkän-ˌdü-ət, -ˌdyü- also -dwət, -dət\
: a pipe or tube through which something (such as water or wire) passes
: someone or something that is used as a way of sending something (such as information or money) from one place or person to another
Full Definition of CONDUIT
1
: a natural or artificial channel through which something (as a fluid) is conveyed
2
archaic : fountain
3
: a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables
4
: a means of transmitting or distributing <a conduit for illicit payments> <a conduit of information>
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Origin of CONDUIT
Middle English, from Anglo-French cunduit pipe, passage, conduct, in part from cunduit, past participle of cunduire to lead, from Latin conducere, in part from Medieval Latin conductus — more at conduct
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