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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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   What does direction mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of DIRECTION is guidance or supervision of action or conduct : management. How to use direction in a sentence.

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   What does directing mean?

   • n. 1. an act or instance of directing. 2. the line along which anything lies, faces, moves, etc., with reference to the point or region toward which it is directed. 3. the point or region itself: The direction is north. 4. a position on a line extending from a specific point toward a point of the compass or toward the nadir or the zenith.

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   What is a northerly direction?

   • 4. a. The course along which a person or thing is moving or must move to reach a destination: The boat left the bay and sailed in a northerly direction. b. The point toward which a person or thing faces or is oriented: The twins stood back to back, looking in opposite directions. 5.

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   What does direction mean in music?

   • the technique, act, or business of directing an orchestra, concert, or other musical presentation or group. He doesn't seem to have any direction in life. (of an angle) being any one of the three angles that a line in space makes with the three positive directions of the coordinate axes.

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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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