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direction.

direction

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/di.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/

  1. direction

    feminine
    être / aller dans la bonne direction

  2. direction

    feminine · figuratively

  3. government

    feminine

  4. the director of the administration/organisation

    feminine · figuratively

  5. the territory administered by a government

    feminine · figuratively

  6. Set of subsystems which allow to orient the wheels of a vehicle.

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin dīrēctiōnem.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.