GUIDANCE

steering, guidance, direction

(noun) the act of setting and holding a course; “a new council was installed under the direction of the king”

guidance, steering

(noun) the act of guiding or showing the way

guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction

(noun) something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

guidance (countable and uncountable, plural guidances)

The act or process of guiding.

Advice or counselling on some topic.

Any process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Guid"ance, n. Etym: [See Guide.]

Definition: The act or result of guiding; the superintendence or assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading. His studies were without guidance and without plan. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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