Meanings
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1
noun
A piece of information telling you how to do or use something.
Follow the instructions on the package carefully.
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2
noun
The act of teaching something to someone.
Students receive instruction in maths and science.
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3
noun
An order or command to do something.
The soldiers waited for further instructions.
Thesaurus
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instructions
Derived forms
instructionalinstructionlessmacroinstructionmalinstructionmicroinstructionmisinstructionnanoinstructionnoninstructionoverinstructionpostinstructionpreinstructionpseudoinstruction
Etymology
From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct + -ion.
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