different between instruction vs manners

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?st??k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

instruction (countable and uncountable, plural instructions)

1. (uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.
2. (countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
3. (countable) An order or command.
4. (computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.
5. A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:instruction

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin ?nstr?cti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.t?yk.sj??/

Noun

instruction f (plural instructions)

1. instruction (clarification of this definition is needed)

Related terms

• instruire

Further reading

• “instruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæn.?z/
• Homophone: manors

Noun

manners

1. plural of manner

Noun

manners pl (plural only)

1. Etiquette.
   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 39:

     O, how thy worth with manners may I sing,

     When thou art all the better part of me?

   Political correctness is tyranny with manners. ? Charlton Heston

Derived terms

• good manners
• bad manners
• well-mannered
• ill-mannered
• table manners

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