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instruction
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Instruction \In*struc"tion\, n. [L. instructio: cf. F. instruction.] The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information. That which instructs, or with which one is instructed; the intelligence or information imparted; as: Precept; ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" [syn: direction ] the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES explicit instructions ▪ The kidnappers gave us explicit instructions not to involve the police. Follow...instructions ▪ Follow the instructions very carefully when filling in the form. give orders/instructions ▪ She ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1400, instruccioun , "action or process of teaching," from Old French instruccion (14c.), from Latin instructionem (nominative instructio ) "building, arrangement, teaching," from past participle stem of instruere "arrange, inform, teach," from in- "on" ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Instruction were an alternative rock band that formed in 2002 in Brooklyn , New York . The band consisted of lead vocalist Arthur Shepherd, bassist Adam Marino, lead guitarist Tom Capone and drummer Ti Kreck.
Usage examples of instruction.
Senate committee and the mess in his courtroom over this wrongful death case, apparently that insane law clerk is sending you a copy of his instructions to the jury just to make things more difficult for everyone since that seems to be his main purpose in life and, what is it now Lily.
But Congress had neglected to provide any instruction for what he, Adams, was to do, neither recalling him nor assigning him to a new post, which was both mystifying and insulting.
Franklin gave instructions that the Alliance carry Adams to Lorient, but on arrival Adams found that Minister La Luzerne had been delayed.
Since he could not have the intractable Adams standing in the way, the French Foreign Minister sent specific instructions to La Luzerne to do whatever necessary to have Adams removed.
He issued instructions to have the CRAF aircraft inspected by maintenance experts from his old squadron and, if it passed muster, have it put back in service and flown to Atlanta for repainting as an Aer Lingus cargo aircraft on charter to the UN.
Nor is the possible utility of imitation diminished, but rather increased, when we contemplate the method of a teacher like Agassiz, whose mental operations had the simplicity of genius, and in whose habits of instruction the fundamentals of a right procedure become very obvious.
In regard to the methods of instruction of Agassiz I must say that so far as I saw and experienced he had no regular or fixed method, except that his plan was to make young students depend on natural objects rather than on statements in books.
That, so far as possible, all biologic instruction should be objective was with Agassiz an educational dogma, and upon several notable occasions its validity had been demonstrated under very unfavorable conditions.
And we find the same thought expressed in the final instructions delivered to the departed in the Ainu rites of burial.
In there, Leading-aircraftman Knox and Aircraftman Botterill, their headsets over their ears, sat huddled over the receiver, waiting for any instructions that might advance the search.
Within three hours, John Carter was standing on the roof of the Royal Airdrome giving last-minute instructions to a fleet of twenty-four fast, one-man scouts.
During these periods the universities north of the Alps had to discontinue t heir classical instruction because soldiers in the passes prevented the Aldine classical texts from being transported from Venice to their destination.
I had been giving instructions to the driver, who claimed never to have set foot in Alsatia, a record he seemed anxious to preserve, until I offered the incentive of an extra two shillings.
With a few additional instructions to the analyzer, tin-red off every system--including life support, amlUsht.
The analyzer would have to shout blow-by-blow tactical instructions to Alaskan ground forces as well as direct the air armada.