🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ガイドライン

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gaidorain

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Guideline/ˈɡaɪd.laɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"プロジェクトのガイドラインは明確に定義されています。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A general rule, principle, or piece of advice.

    "The organization issued a new guideline for workplace safety."
  2. 2

    A statement or other indication of policy or procedure by which to determine a course of action.

    "The guidelines for the project were clearly outlined in the proposal."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'guide' (from Old French guider, ultimately of Germanic origin) and 'line' (from Old English līne, meaning a cord or string). The term evolved in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to denote a guiding principle or course of action.

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