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Syllabication: di·rec·tion
Pronunciation: direksh’n, dI-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin
Date: c.1374, from Classical Latin directus, the Italic language of ancient Rome until about 4c, past participle of dirigere
Derivatives: directional | directionless
Links: a course along which someone or something moves, or which leads to a destination | a point to or from which a person or thing moves or faces
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