Crossroads are places where two or more roads meet and cross. Figuratively, being at a crossroads means facing an important choice that will shape your future path.
From *cross* (a line or road going across) and *roads*, literally meaning a crossing of roads. It quickly gained a symbolic sense of a meeting point of choices or destinies.
Many cultures treat crossroads as magical or haunted places where different worlds meet—life and death, past and future, human and spirit. That’s why the word so easily became a metaphor for big life decisions.
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