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guideline

[ gahyd-lahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any guide or indication of a future course of action:
guidelines on the government's future policy.
a lightly marked line used as a guide, as in composing a drawing, a typed page, or a line of lettering.
a rope or cord that serves to guide one's steps, especially over rocky terrain, through underground passages, etc.
a rope or wire used in guiding the movement of stage scenery or curtains being raised or lowered.

guideline

/ ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn /

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; guide + line ¹

Even the doctors on the 2013 cholesterol guideline committee hired other people to read the literature for them.

But for the over-worked, guideline-driven doc-in-a-box, low-carb diets still have a daunting public relations battle to overcome.

But I do know I would not read a guideline or listen to the screeching admonishments from across the political spectrum.

After every quadrennial vice-presidential audition, another cautionary guideline emerges.

He complained to a judge that he was paying temporary spousal support that “far exceeds guideline levels.”

Attaching his suit to the guideline nearby, part of the rim's "hairnet," he crept out over the inside edge of the rim.

Even with the help of the guideline it was often difficult enough to find our way.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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