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direction
[ dih-rek-shuhn, dahy- ]
/ dÉŖĖrÉk ŹÉn, ĖdaÉŖ- /
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Origin of direction
synonym study for direction
5. See tendency.
OTHER WORDS FROM direction
diĀ·recĀ·tionĀ·less, adjectivepreĀ·diĀ·recĀ·tion, nounself-diĀ·recĀ·tion, nounsuĀ·perĀ·diĀ·recĀ·tion, nounWords nearby direction
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British Dictionary definitions for direction
direction
/ (dÉŖĖrÉkŹÉn, daÉŖ-) /
noun
See also directions
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Other Idioms and Phrases with direction
direction
see step in the right direction.
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