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guide⋅line

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

Origin:
1775–85, Americanism; guide + line 1
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guide·line   (gīd'līn')   
n.  A statement or other indication of policy or procedure by which to determine a course of action: guidelines for the completion of tax returns.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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