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   direction

   /dɪˈrɛkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a course along which someone or something moves: "she set off in the opposite direction" Similar wayroutecourselinerunbearingorientation
   • ▪ the course which must be taken in order to reach a destination: "the village is over the moors in a northerly direction" Similar wayroutecourselinerunbearingorientation
   • ▪ a point to or from which a person or thing moves or faces: "a house with views in all directions"
   • ▪ a general way in which someone or something is developing; a trend or tendency: "new directions in painting and architecture" Similar orientationinclinationleaningtendencybentbiaspreferencedispositiondriftaimtackattitudetonetenormoodfeelstyleflavourveincurrenttrend
   • ▪ general aim or purpose: "the campaign's lack of direction"
   • 2. the management or guidance of someone or something: "under his direction, the college has developed an international reputation" Similar administrationmanagementsupervisionsuperintendencegovernmentregulationorchestrationcontrolcommandruleconducthandlingrunningoverseeingmastermindingleadershipguidance
   • ▪ the work of directing the actors and other staff in a film, play, or other production.
   • ▪ instructions on how to reach a destination or about how to do something: "Preston gave him directions to a restaurant not far from the studio" Similar instructioncommandorderbiddingchargeinjunctiondictatedecreeedictenjoinmentprescriptionruleregulationrequirementguidelinerecommendationsuggestionguidanceinformationbriefing

   Word Origin late Middle English (in direction (sense 2)): from Latin directio(n-), from the verb dirigere (see direct).

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   noun. the act or an instance of directing. the line along which anything lies, faces, moves, etc., with reference to the point or region toward which it is directed: directed: The storm moved in a northerly direction. the point or region itself: The direction is north.

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   noun. a message describing how something is to be done. “he gave directions faster than she could follow them” synonyms: instruction.

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