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- pronunciation:
- d
rek
shn
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
control or guidance.
He practiced the piano under the direction of his instructor.- synonyms:
- guidance
- similar words:
- administration, command, control, management, oversight
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| definition 2: |
(usually plural) information on which way to go or how to do something.
A stranger asked us for directions to the fair.Directions for making the cake are in the cookbook.- synonyms:
- instruction
- similar words:
- explanation, recipe
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| definition 3: |
an order or command.
Soldiers must follow directions.- synonyms:
- command, order
- similar words:
- instruction
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| definition 4: |
the way in which one may face or travel.
Which direction did they go in?All the houses on this street face in one direction.- similar words:
- bearing, course, heading, route, way
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| related words: |
commission, demand, disposal, hand, manual, point, word |
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The word direction
contains the following parts:
di-3
Latin
prefix
that means not, apart, reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix di-3 is a form of dis- used before roots beginning with "v," "g," and "s," such as "vert," "gress," and "rect." See dis-3
Example words:
reg, rect, rig1
Latin
root
that means king, rule, guide; straight
Example words:
correct, direct, direction, director, dirigible, erect, irregular, rectangle, regime, regiment, region, regular, regulate, regulation
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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