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The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.uncountable
- Students receive instruction in the arts and sciences.
- Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers.
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An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.countable
- If my instructions may be your guide.
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An order or command.countable
- Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
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A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.countablein-pluraluncountable
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The directions given by a client to their lawyer in relation to a particular legal matter, which govern the purpose and scope of their work.countablein-pluraluncountable
- I cannot act until I have taken instructions from my client.
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A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.countableuncountable
syn. instruction · advice · counsel · charge · education · indoctrination · information · teaching