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SELF-DIRECTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does self-direction mean? 

SELF-DIRECTION (noun)
  The noun SELF-DIRECTION has 1 sense:

1. personal independenceplay

  Familiarity information: SELF-DIRECTION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SELF-DIRECTION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Personal independence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

autonomy; self-direction; self-reliance; self-sufficiency

Hypernyms ("self-direction" is a kind of...):

independence; independency (freedom from control or influence of another or others)


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