the act or faculty of attending, especially by directing the mind to an object.
having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite:
specified, precise, or particular:
but without specific attention orienting instructions
with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; lacking:
something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence:
the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
especially by directing the mind to an object
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.