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Rhymes with -ʌkʃən

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *ster-

Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *strew-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *stréweti

Proto-Italic *strowō

Latin struō

Latin īnstruō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin īnstrūctiō

Old French instruccion

Middle English instruccioun

English instruction

From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct + -ion.

uncountable The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge. Students receive instruction in the arts and sciences.
countable An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished. If my instructions may be your guide.
countable An order or command. 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.
countable, in plural, uncountable A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.
countable, in plural, uncountable 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. I cannot act until I have taken instructions from my client.
countable, uncountable A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.