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Words with a similar base: orientation, orientation_course

'orientation'

[orientation.n.01] as in: the act of orienting

'orientation'

[orientation.n.02] as in: an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs

'orientation'

[orientation.n.03] as in: position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

'orientation'

[predilection.n.01] as in: a predisposition in favor of something

Examples:
a predilection for expensive cars
his sexual preferences
showed a Marxist orientation

'orientation'

[orientation.n.05] as in: a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships

'orientation'

[orientation_course.n.01] as in: a course introducing a new situation or environment

Origins

					orientation (English)
├── -ation (English)
└── orient (English)
    └── orient (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── orient (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
            └── oriens (Latin)