duction

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noun

guidance

OriginLatin ductio, ductionem ← Proto-Italic *doukō ← Proto-Indo-European *déwkti →
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Meanings

nounduction (countable and uncountable, plural ductions)

plural ductions

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableguidance
  2. countableuncountableAn eye movement involving only one eye.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  3. Proto-Italic*doukō
  4. Latindūcō
  5. Latinductio, ductionem
  6. Englishduction

Borrowed from Latin ductio, ductionem.

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Translations

Finnish duktio
  • duktioeye movement

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

conduitnoctuid
Cite this entry
APA

duction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duction

MLA

“duction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duction.

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