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− | 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 | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle [[English] gide, guide, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan ''guida'', of Germanic [[origin]]; akin to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''wītan'' to look after, ''witan'' to know |
*Date: 14th century | *Date: 14th century | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 a : one that leads or directs another's way | *1 a : one that leads or directs another's way | ||
− | :b : a person who exhibits and explains points of interest | + | :b : a [[person]] who exhibits and explains points of interest |
− | :c : something that provides a person with guiding information | + | :c : something that provides a person with guiding [[information]] |
− | :d : signpost 1 e : a person who directs another's conduct or course of life | + | :d : signpost 1 |
− | *2 a : a device for steadying or directing the motion of something | + | :e : a person who directs another's conduct or course of life |
− | :b : a ring or loop for holding the line of a fishing rod in position | + | *2 a : a device for steadying or directing the [[motion]] of something |
− | :c : a sheet or a card with projecting tab for labeling inserted in a card index to facilitate reference | + | :b : a ring or loop for holding the line of a fishing rod in [[position]] |
− | *3 : a member of a unit on whom the | + | :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 [[movement]]s or alignments of a military command are regulated —used especially in commands <guide right> | |
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | *'''''[[Mentor]]''''' | ||
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] |
Latest revision as of 22:30, 12 December 2020
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>