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instruction
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)
- (uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.
- (countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
- (countable) An order or command.
- (computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.
- 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)
- 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).
instruction From the web:
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- what instructional strategies are most effective
- what instructional coaching is and is not
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- what does dna contain the instructions for
- what information is found in dna
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sanction
English
Etymology
From Middle French sanction, from Latin sanctio.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?sæ?k??n/
Noun
sanction (countable and uncountable, plural sanctions)
- An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
- A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
- A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.
Translations
Verb
sanction (third-person singular simple present sanctions, present participle sanctioning, simple past and past participle sanctioned)
- (transitive) To ratify; to make valid.
- (transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.21:
- Many of the most earnest Protestants were business men, to whom lending money at interest was essential. Consequently first Calvin, and then other Protestant divines, sanctioned interest.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.21:
- (transitive) To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.
Translations
References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Sanction”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VIII, Part 2 (S–Sh), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 82, column 1.
Anagrams
- actinons, canonist, cantions, contains
French
Etymology
From Latin sanctio
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??k.sj??/
Noun
sanction f (plural sanctions)
- sanction
Further reading
- “sanction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
sanction From the web:
- what sanctions
- what sanctions are on iran
- what sanctions are on russia
- what sanctions are on north korea
- what sanction mean
- what sanctions are on china
- what sanctions are on venezuela
- what sanctions are and why they are needed
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