Definition of instance

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Instance (n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.

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As :: As (adv. & conj.) For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations..
Singular :: Singular (n.) An individual instance; a particular.
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..
Instance :: Instance (n.) The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
Instanced :: Instanced (imp. & p. p.) of Instanc.
Negligence :: Negligence (n.) An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.
Solitary :: Solitary (a.) Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example..
Where :: Where (adv.) At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively..
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..
Instance :: Instance (n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive.
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..
Hypnocyst :: Hypnocyst (n.) A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts..
Laconism :: Laconism (n.) An instance of laconic style or expression.
Present :: Present (a.) Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance..
Case :: Case (n.) A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury..
Instance :: Instance (n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
Purpose :: Purpose (n.) Instance; example.
Guarantee :: Guarantee (n.) In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person, who is, in the first instance, liable to such payment or performance; an engagement which secures or insures another against a contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as Guaranty..
Illiteracy :: Illiteracy (n.) An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.
Trade :: Trade (v. i.) To buy and sell or exchange property in a single instance.
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