Etymological root
dirigere
Latin
Words from this root(5)
directive
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/dɪˈrɛktɪv/
an official instruction or order issued by an authority
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directorate
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/dɪˈrɛktərɪt/
a board of directors or a section of an organization they head
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dirge
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/dɝdʒ/
a mournful song or lament for the dead
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dirigible
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/ˈdɪrɪdʒəbəl/
a steerable lighter-than-air aircraft; an airship
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misdirection
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/ˌmɪsdəˈrɛkʃən/
the act of directing wrongly or diverting attention to deceive
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