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Meaning of Royal Road | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An easy or straightforward procedure for achieving a goal; a procedure that requires little effort.
  2. The longest road in the ancient system of trade routes and roads developed in Achaemenid Persia, which connected the capitals Sardis (in Asia Minor) to Susa (in Mesopotamia) and featured post-stations with service facilities.
    historical
  3. A chord progression, IVᴹ⁷–V⁷–iii⁷–vi, common in Japanese pop music.

Equivalents

Deutsch Königsweg
Español camino real
Français voie royale
日本語 王道

Examples

“There is no royal road to success in transport work.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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