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   orientation

   /ˌɔːrɪənˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of orienting someone or something relative to the points of a compass or other specified positions: "studies of locational awareness and orientation in young children"
   • ▪ the relative position or direction of something: "using the orientation of a building to capture energy from the sun" Similar positioninglocationpositionsituationliebearingsangleplacementdirectionalignmentemplacementlocatingsituating
   • ▪ the faculty by which birds and other animals find their way back to a place after going or being taken to a place distant from it: "recent research in animal orientation"
   • 2. a person's basic attitude, beliefs, or feelings in relation to a particular subject or issue: "his book is well worth reading, regardless of your political orientation" Similar attitudeinclinationdirectionaimintention
   • ▪ short for sexual orientation
   • 3. familiarization with something: "many judges give instructions to assist jury orientation" Similar adaptationadjustmentaccommodationfamiliarizationacclimatizationsettling in
   • ▪ a course giving information to newcomers to a university or other institution. North American

   Word Origin mid 19th century: apparently from orient.

   Derivatives

   • 1. orientational adjective

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