royal road
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Royal Road¹
proper noun the Royal Road
- 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.
royal road²
Where it comes from
In reference to Euclid, who is said to have told a king that there was no royal road to geometry. In the musical sense, a calque of Japanese 王道進行, itself deriving from a calque of sense 1.
noun royal roads
- An easy or straightforward procedure for achieving a goal; a procedure that requires little effort. There is no royal road to success in transport work.
- A chord progression, IVᴹ⁷–V⁷–iii⁷–vi, common in Japanese pop music.
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noun easy way
| Español | camino real |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 王道 |
| Français | voie royale |
| Deutsch | Königsweg |
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