guidance English · revision 5929

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɡaɪ.dəns/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a hybrid formed [[af|en|guide|-ance]],^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)^(Klein 1966) the suffix being of Latin origin;^(Klein 1966) it replaced the 15th-century guying.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The process of directing conduct: the 1530s in Etymonline, 1538 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Guidance on a journey or movement is from 1590,^(OED 1989) and something that guides from 1712.^(OED 1989) Direction or counselling in education, careers or marriage is from 1927,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) as in the guidance counsellor of American schools.^(Collins 2023) In astronautics, the control of the course of a rocket or missile, by built-in equipment or from the ground, is from 1962 in the OED.^(OED 1989)^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1538 – direction of conduct.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1590 – guidance on a journey.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1712 – something that guides.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1927 – educational or career counselling.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1962 – missile guidance.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Advice or direction given to help someone.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Counselling about education, careers or personal problems.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The control of the course of a [[missile]] or spacecraft.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The act of guiding; [[leadership]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[misguidance]]

+ * [[preguidance]]

+ * [[command guidance]]

+ * [[inertial guidance]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[guide]]

+ * [[guided]]

+ * [[guider]]

+ * [[guy]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}