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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
guideline
    n 1: a light line that is used in lettering to help align the
         letters
    2: a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting
       standards or determining a course of action; "the president
       said he had a road map for normalizing relations with
       Vietnam" [syn: road map, guideline]
    3: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate
       behavior [syn: guidepost, guideline, rule of thumb]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
guideline \guideline\ n. hypen is changed from WN: adjust hier.
   a formal rule describing how a situation must be handled; --
   used as a direction to administrators from superiors.

   Syn: guidelines.
        [WordNet 1.5]
Thesaurus Results for guideline:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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