Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument used for determining the position of a church so that its chancel may point to the east.
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Examples
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Orientation (1839) and orientator (1844) preceded orientate, and the new verb usage would have been reinforced by the arrival of disorientation (1860).
On being orient(at)ed DC 2010
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Orientation (1839) and orientator (1844) preceded orientate, and the new verb usage would have been reinforced by the arrival of disorientation (1860).
Archive 2010-04-01 DC 2010
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