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self-direction

self-di·rec·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [self dih-rek-shuh n, dahy-]
    • /sɛlf dɪˈrɛk ʃən, ˈdaɪ-/
    • /self dəˈrekʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self dih-rek-shuh n, dahy-]
    • /sɛlf dɪˈrɛk ʃən, ˈdaɪ-/

Definitions of self-direction word

  • noun self-direction the act or an instance of directing. 1
  • noun self-direction the line along which anything lies, faces, moves, etc., with reference to the point or region toward which it is directed: The storm moved in a northerly direction. 1
  • noun self-direction the point or region itself: The direction is north. 1
  • noun self-direction a position on a line extending from a specific point toward a point of the compass or toward the nadir or the zenith. 1
  • noun self-direction a line of thought or action or a tendency or inclination: the direction of contemporary thought. 1
  • noun self-direction Usually, directions. instruction or guidance for making, using, etc.: directions for baking a cake. 1
See all 16 definitions of self-direction

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Origin of self-direction

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English direccioun (< Middle French) < Latin dīrēctiōn- (stem of dīrēctiō) “arranging in line, straightening.” See direct, -ion

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Parts of speech for Self-direction

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-direction

self-direction popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for self-direction

noun self-direction

  • home rule — self-government in local matters by a city, province, state, colony, or the like.
Just one Synonym for self-direction

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