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/dəˈrekʃən/
Guidance or instructions about which way to go or how to do something.
Synonyms:
guidance
instruction
management
control
oversight
Antonyms:
disorganization
confusion
aimlessness
Examples:
He asked for
directions
to the park.
The wind changed
direction
suddenly.
Etymology:
From Late Latin
direction
, derived from
dirigere
meaning
to arrange
;
dirigere
in Latin comes from
dis-
meaning
apart
and
regere
meaning
to guide/rule
.
Usage Statistics:
91 mentions per 1 million words
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