direction

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a line leading to a place or point
  2. noun the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
  3. noun a general course along which something has a tendency to develop

Etymology

From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin dīrēctiō. Equivalent to direct + -ion.

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Synonyms

way

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