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direct
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direct
1. (of government, decisions, etc.) by or from the electorate rather than through representatives
2. Logic Maths (of a proof) progressing from the premises to the conclusion, rather than eliminating the possibility of the falsehood of the conclusion
3. Astronomy moving from west to east on the celestial sphere
4. 
a. of or relating to direct current
b. (of a secondary induced current) having the same direction as the primary current
5. Music
a. (of motion) in the same direction
b. (of an interval or chord) in root position; not inverted


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Direct gold over copper (also called DIG--direct immersion gold) was developed specifically for parts where nickel could create RF interference.
Effectively, it opened up the country to direct gold imports from Europe after decades of relying on Dubai as a staging point.
The virtue of this arrangement, it is claimed, is that it overcomes the weakness of a direct gold standard, that the currency issuing bank's
 
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