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Meaning of 'instance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Instance [ n.]
- The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
- That which is instant or urgent; motive.
- Occasion; order of occurrence.
- That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
- A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
2 . Instance [ v. i.]
- To give an example.
3 . Instance [ v. t.]
- To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.

Meaning of 'instance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . instance [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an occurrence of something
Example in sentence:
  • another instance occurred yesterday;
  • but there is always the famous example of the Smiths;
  • it was a case of bad judgment
Meaning (2):
- an item of information that is typical of a class or group
Example in sentence:
  • there is an example on page 10;
  • this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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