definitions

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

guiana current, guianese, guib, guichet, guid, guidance, guide, guide center, guide dog, guide fossil, guide left

Origin of guidance

First recorded in 1765–75; guide + -ance

SYNONYMS FOR guidance

1 management, conduct, supervision, control, government.

Related forms

non·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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