instruction manual

collocation in English

meaningsofinstructionandmanual

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instruction
noun
uk
/ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən/
something that someone tells you ...
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manual
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmæn.ju.əl/us
/ˈmæn.ju.əl/
a book that gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something, such as ...
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(Definition ofinstructionandmanualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The data dictionary together with aninstructionmanualspecific to the study provided common guidelines for all coders.
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It is a carefully crafted account of the geneticinstructionmanualand the mutational errors that teach us about the making of the human body.
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In the course of phylloxera control, three media were employed for this purpose: theinstructionmanual, the educational course, and the standard administrative form to be filled out by observers.
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We have heard a good deal about the number of paragraphs in theinstructionmanual.
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It could be a book of fiction, a newspaper, a school textbook or aninstructionmanualfor household equipment.
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It was largely a coaching/instructionmanual, with tips and techniques for rugby playing.
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He also discusses the ancientinstructionmanualthat describes precisely the refined movements and postures that gagaku and bugaku performers must attain.
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The game'sinstructionmanualwas made similar to a travel pamphlet.
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There were all these leads and stuff, there was noinstructionmanual.
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The game shipped in a plastic clamshell case along with a glossy, full-color 16 pageinstructionmanual.
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Further story details are presented through the game'sinstructionmanual, pre-mission briefings, characters' conversations during the game and in-game cut scenes.
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Theinstructionmanualthat came with the television should have instructions on how to program cable channels.
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The localization also changed plot details included in theinstructionmanual.
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Theinstructionmanualalso describes the past and present events of the game's back story.
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It is aninstructionmanualfor students in arithmetic and geometry.
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The game features a password system, though all the passwords are included in theinstructionmanual.
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To live, apparently - at least that's what theinstructionmanualsays.
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The game had noinstructionmanualexplaining each of the buttons.
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The correct move positions are noted in the game'sinstructionmanual.
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The game shipped within a plastic clamshell case along with a glossy, full-color 27-pageinstructionmanual.
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