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institution
n. 1 establishing, establishment, forming, formation,
origination, founding, foundation, installation, introduction,
creation, organization: Who was responsible for the institution
of cricket as a national pastime? 2 establishment, institute,
academy, foundation, university, college, school: He attended
an institution of higher learning after leaving the army. 3
hospital, medical centre, sanatorium or US also sanitarium,
home, asylum: They spent their last days in an institution. 4
custom, tradition, habit, practice, routine, rule, order (of the
day), code (of practice); doctrine, dogma: Throwing the
coxswain into the river after the race has become an
institution.
instruct v. 1 teach, train, tutor, drill, educate, coach, inform, guide,
edify, prepare, indoctrinate, inculcate: My parents employed a
tutor to instruct me in Latin. 2 direct, order, bid, require,
tell, enjoin, command, importune, charge: We were instructed to
tell no one where we were going.
instruction
n. 1 Often, instructions. order, direction, brief, briefing,
directive, guideline, advice, recommendation, rule; information;
Colloq drill: The next instruction is to insert the plug into
the back of the receiver. Follow the instructions carefully. 2
teaching, education, schooling, training, drill, drilling,
tuition, guidance, indoctrination, preparation, lessons,
classes, coaching, tutelage; tutorial: Where did you receive
instruction in first aid?
instructive
adj. informative, informational, informatory, educational,
instructional, helpful, revealing, edifying, enlightening,
illuminating: Studying the mistakes of others can be highly
instructive.
instructor
n. teacher, trainer, tutor, coach, mentor, adviser, educator,
pedagogue, scholastic, academe, academician, doctor, docent,
lecturer, professor, Brit master, mistress, don, preceptor, US
docent: Charlotte was not spending time with the tennis
instructor just to improve her backhand.