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English noun: instruction | |||
| 1. | instruction (communication) a message describing how something is to be done | ||
| Samples | He gave directions faster than she could follow them. | ||
| Synonyms | direction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | address, destination, formula, markup, misdirection, name and address, prescript, prescription, recipe, rubric, rule, rule, rule, stage direction, style, system command | ||
| 2. | instruction (act) the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill | ||
| Samples | He received no formal education. Our instruction was carefully programmed. Good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded. | ||
| Synonyms | didactics, education, educational activity, pedagogy, teaching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | class, coeducation, continuing education, course, course of instruction, course of study, elementary education, extension, extension service, extracurricular activity, higher education, secondary education, team teaching, university extension, work-study program | ||
| Part holonym | classroom project, classwork, homework, lesson, prep, preparation | ||
| Domain category members | academic program, Department of Education, education, Education, education, Education Department, point system, tuition, tuition fee | ||
| 3. | instruction (act) the profession of a teacher | ||
| Samples | He prepared for teaching while still in college. Pedagogy is recognized as an important profession. | ||
| Synonyms | pedagogy, teaching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | education | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catechesis, catechetical instruction, hypnopedia, indoctrination, language teaching, lecture, lecturing, lesson, schooling, sleep-learning, spoonfeeding, teaching reading, tuition, tutelage, tutorship | ||
| 4. | instruction (communication) (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | ||
| Synonyms | command, program line, statement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | code, computer code | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call, command line, link, macro, macro instruction, system error, toggle | ||
| Part meronym | computer program, computer programme, program, programme | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
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