subject matter vs direction

direction vs subject matter

subject matter and direction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subject matter	Yes	No	No	No
direction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, direction is a hyponym of subject matter; that is, direction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than subject matter:

subject matter: content communicating a message; what something is about
direction: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Other hyponyms of subject matter include body, corker, reminder, petition, postulation, request, memorial, latent content, subject, theme, topic, aside, digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis, import, meaning, significance, signification, bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, drivel, garbage, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, refusal, info, information, counsel, counseling, counselling, guidance, commitment, dedication, approval, commendation, disapproval, respects, discourtesy, disrespect, insertion, interpolation, statement, statement, humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness, opinion, view, instruction, proposal, offer, offering, entry, submission, narration, narrative, story, tale, packaging, promo, promotion, promotional material, publicity, sensationalism, shocker.

subject matter (noun)	direction (noun)
content communicating a message; what something is about	the act of managing something
	the act of setting and holding a course
	a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
	the concentration of attention or energy on something
	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
	a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
	a message describing how something is to be done
	a line leading to a place or point
	the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

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