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instruction
What does instruction mean?
instruction (noun): a message describing how something is to be done.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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How do you pronounce instruction?
/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does instruction come from?
From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct + -ion.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to instruction
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “instruction” mean?
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
Not quite: that's what rate means.
a message describing how something is to be done
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the terminal point of something in space or time
Not quite: that's what end means.
a set of structured activities; a plan of action
Not quite: that's what program means.
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