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 [dih-rek-shuhn, dahy-]   Origin

di·rec·tion

   [dih-rek-shuhn, dahy-]
noun
1.
the act or an 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: The storm moved in a northerly direction.
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.
5.
a line of thought or action or a tendency or inclination: the direction of contemporary thought.
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6.
Usually, directions. instruction or guidance for making, using, etc.: directions for baking a cake.
7.
order; command.
8.
management; control; guidance; supervision: a company under good direction.
9.
a directorate.
10.
the name and address of the intended recipient as written on a letter, package, etc.
11.
decisions in a stage or film production as to stage business, speaking of lines, lighting, and general presentation.
12.
the technique, act, or business of making such decisions, managing and training a cast of actors, etc.
13.
the technique, act, or business of directing an orchestra, concert, or other musical presentation or group.
14.
Music. a symbol or phrase that indicates in a score the proper tempo, style of performance, mood, etc.
15.
a purpose or orientation toward a goal that serves to guide or motivate; focus: He doesn't seem to have any direction in life.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English direccioun (< Middle French ) < Latin dīrēctiōn- (stem of dīrēctiō) arranging in line, straightening. See direct, -ion

Related forms
di·rec·tion·less, adjective
pre·di·rec·tion, noun
self-di·rec·tion, noun
su·per·di·rec·tion, noun

Synonyms
5. See tendency.

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directions (dɪˈrɛkʃənz, daɪ-)
 
—pl n
(sometimes singular) instructions for doing something or for reaching a place

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direction
c.1400, "orderly arrangement;" c.1500 as "action of directing," from L. directionem, noun of action from dirigere (see direct). Of plays, films, etc., from 1938. Meaning "course pursued by a moving object" is from 1660s.
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directions
"instructions on how to get somewhere," 1590s, pl. of direction (q.v.).
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