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guidance

[ gahyd-ns ]
/ ˈgaɪd ns /
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noun

the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
advice or counseling, especially that provided for students choosing a course of study or preparing for a vocation.
supervised care or assistance, especially therapeutic help in the treatment of minor emotional disturbances.
something that guides.
the process by which the flight of a missile or rocket may be altered in speed and direction in response to controls situated either wholly in the projectile or partly at a base.

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RELATED WORDS

direction, management, intelligence, advice, instruction, supervision, leadership, teaching, navigation, control, help, government, conveyance, conduct, auspices, conduction

Nearby words

  1. guiana current,
  2. guianese,
  3. guib,
  4. guichet,
  5. guid,
  6. guide,
  7. guide center,
  8. guide dog,
  9. guide fossil,
  10. guide left

Origin of guidance

First recorded in 1765–75; guide + -ance
SYNONYMS FOR guidance
1. management, conduct, supervision, control, government.
Related formsnon·guid·ance, nounpre·guid·ance, nounself-guid·ance, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for guidances

guidance

/ (ˈɡaɪdəns) /

noun

leadership, instruction, or direction
  1. counselling or advice on educational, vocational, or psychological matters
  2. (as modifier)the marriage-guidance counsellor
something that guides
any process by which the flight path of a missile is controlled in flightSee also guided missile
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Word Origin and History for guidances

guidance

n.

1530s, "the process of directing conduct," hybrid from guide + -ance; replacing 15c. guying. In reference to direction in school, career, marriage, etc., from 1927.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper