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course vs instruction

instruction vs course

course and instruction both are nouns.

course is a verb but instruction is not a verb.

course is an adverb but instruction is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
course Yes No Yes Yes
instruction Yes No No No
As nouns, instruction is a hypernym of course; that is, instruction is a word with a broader meaning than course:
  • course: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
  • instruction: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
Other hypernyms of course include didactics, education, educational activity, pedagogy, teaching.
course (noun) instruction (noun)
a mode of action the profession of a teacher
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
(construction) a layer of masonry a message describing how something is to be done
part of a meal served at one time
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a body of students who are taught together
general line of orientation
a line or route along which something travels or moves
course (verb) instruction (verb)
hunt with hounds
move along, of liquids
move swiftly through or over
course (adverb) instruction (adverb)
as might be expected
Difference between course and instruction

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