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Meaning of direction

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  direction
      n 1: a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other
           direction"; "didn't know the way home" [syn: {direction},
           {way}]
      2: the spatial relation between something and the course along
         which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and
         velocity of the wind"
      3: a general course along which something has a tendency to
         develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts";
         "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they
         proposed a new direction for the firm"
      4: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision
         or course of action [syn: {guidance}, {counsel},
         {counseling}, {counselling}, {direction}]
      5: the act of managing something; "he was given overall
         management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy
         a function of government?" [syn: {management}, {direction}]
      6: a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave
         directions faster than she could follow them" [syn:
         {direction}, {instruction}]
      7: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was
         installed under the direction of the king" [syn: {steering},
         {guidance}, {direction}]
      8: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do
         something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn:
         {commission}, {charge}, {direction}]
      9: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the
         focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no
         direction in his life" [syn: {focus}, {focusing},
         {focussing}, {focal point}, {direction}, {centering}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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