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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?

   • way A direction is the way that you go to get to a place. My house is in this direction. 11 meanings: 1. the act of directing or the state of being directed 2. management, control, or guidance 3. the work of a stage.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is a direction in writing?

   • A direction is the general way in which something develops or progresses. They threatened to walk out if the party did not change direction. I've never done any sustained writing, but that might be one of my next directions. Directions are instructions that tell you what to do, how to do something, or how to get somewhere.

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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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   What is the plural of direction?

   • noun: [of traveller] direction; (figurative) (= line of conduct) orientation; (Theatre) mise en scène; (Cinema, Television) réalisation [...] ● plural noun: directions for use: mode d’emploi [...] ● noun: (= course) dirección; (figurative) (= purpose) orientación; (= control) mando; (= control) [of play, film] dirección [...]

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   What is the meaning of directing?

   • : the art and technique of supervising the production of a show or performance : the art and technique of directing an orchestra, band, or a show (as for stage or screen) music : a word, phrase, or sign indicating the appropriate tempo, mood, or intensity of a passage (see passage entry 1 sense 6b) or movement (see movement sense 4c)

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   What are directions & how do you use them?

   • Directions are instructions that tell you what to do, how to do something, or how to get somewhere. I should know by now not to throw away the directions until we've finished cooking.

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   1. the act of directing; management; supervision. 2. [usually pl.] instructions for doing, operating, using, preparing, etc. 3. an authoritative order or command. 4. the point toward which something faces or the line along which something moves or lies. “north,” “up,” “forward,” and “left” are directions.

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   The meaning of DIRECTION is guidance or supervision of action or conduct : management. How to use direction in a sentence.

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   Definitions of 'direction' 1. A direction is the general line that someone or something is moving or pointing in. [...] 2. A direction is the general way in which something develops or progresses. [...] 3. Directions are instructions that tell you what to do, how to do something, or how to get somewhere. [...] More. Synonyms of 'direction'

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   noun. the act or an instance of directing. the line along which anything lies, faces, moves, etc., with reference to the point or region toward which it is directed: directed: The storm moved in a northerly direction. the point or region itself: The direction is north.

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   DIRECTION meaning: 1 : the course or path on which something is moving or pointing often used after in; 2 : a statement that tells a person what to do and how to do it an order or instruction.