Definition of instance

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Instance (n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.

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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..
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..
Instance :: Instance (n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
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..
Negligence :: Negligence (n.) An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.
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..
Laconism :: Laconism (n.) An instance of laconic style or expression.
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.) Occasion; order of occurrence.
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..
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..
Relation :: Relation (n.) The act of a relator at whose instance a suit is begun.
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..
Instancy :: Instancy (n.) Instance; urgency.
Instance :: Instance (n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive.
Example :: Example (v. t.) To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.
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..
Pattern :: Pattern (n.) A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an instance.
Where :: Where (adv.) At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively..
Instanced :: Instanced (imp. & p. p.) of Instanc.
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