Definition of instance

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Instance (n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive.

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Laconism :: Laconism (n.) An instance of laconic style or expression.
Pietra Dura :: Pietra dura () Hard and fine stones in general, such as are used for inlay and the like, as distinguished from the softer stones used in building; thus, a Florentine mosaic is a familiar instance of work in pietra dura, though the ground may be soft marble..
Illiteracy :: Illiteracy (n.) An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.
Marked :: Marked (a.) Designated or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence; noticeable; conspicuous; as, a marked card; a marked coin; a marked instance..
Example :: Example (v. t.) To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.
As :: As (adv. & conj.) For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations..
Instancy :: Instancy (n.) Instance; urgency.
Trombone :: Trombone (n.) A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whos
Instance :: Instance (n.) The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
Instance :: Instance (n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
Example :: Example (n.) An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by examples..
Sporadical :: Sporadic (a.) Occuring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind, or in scattered instances; separate; single; as, a sporadic fireball; a sporadic case of disease; a sporadic example of a flower..
Relation :: Relation (n.) The act of a relator at whose instance a suit is begun.
Case :: Case (n.) That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes..
Purpose :: Purpose (n.) Instance; example.
Instance :: Instance (v. t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact..
Singular :: Singular (n.) An individual instance; a particular.
Signature :: Signature (v. t.) A resemblance between the external characters of a disease and those of some physical agent, for instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a red cloth; -- supposed to indicate this agent in the treatment of the disease..
Instance :: Instance (v. i.) To give an example.
Neology :: Neology (n.) The introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of neology..
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