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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Middle [[English]] gide, guide, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan guida, of Germanic [[origin]]; akin to Old English wītan to look after, witan to know | Middle [[English]] gide, guide, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan guida, of Germanic [[origin]]; akin to Old English wītan to look after, witan to know | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 4 November 2011
Etymology
Middle English gide, guide, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan guida, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wītan to look after, witan to know
- Date: 14th century
Definitions
- 1 a : one that leads or directs another's way
- b : a person who exhibits and explains points of interest
- c : something that provides a person with guiding information
- d : signpost 1
- e : a person who directs another's conduct or course of life
- 2 a : a device for steadying or directing the motion of something
- b : a ring or loop for holding the line of a fishing rod in position
- c : a sheet or a card with projecting tab for labeling inserted in a card index to facilitate reference
- 3 : a member of a unit on whom the movements or alignments of a military command are regulated —used especially in commands <guide right>
