direction
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /dəˈɹɛkʃən/, /dɪˈɹɛkʃən/ or /daɪˈɹɛkʃən/
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[edit] Noun
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direction (plural directions)
- The action of directing; pointing (something) towards.
- Guidance, instruction.
- The trombonist looked to the bandleader for direction.
- The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
- The screenplay was good, but the direction was weak.
- (archaic) An address.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 218:
- Her aunt Leonella was still at Cordova, and she knew not her direction.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 218:
- The path or course of a given movement, or moving body; an indication of the point toward which an object is moving.
- Keep going in the same direction.
[edit] See also
- left
- right
- up
- down
- forward
- backward
- north
- north northeast
- northeast
- east northeast
- east
- east southeast
- southeast
- south southeast
- south
- south southwest
- southwest
- west southwest
- west
- west northwest
- northwest
- north northwest
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
indication of the point toward which an object is moving
work of the director (manager)
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work of the director in cinema or theater
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[edit] French
[edit] Noun
direction f. (plural directions)
- (spatial) direction
