Definition of instance

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Instance (v. t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact..

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Pattern :: Pattern (n.) A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an instance.
Relation :: Relation (n.) The act of a relator at whose instance a suit is begun.
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..
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..
Affliction :: Affliction (n.) The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief..
Instanced :: Instanced (imp. & p. p.) of Instanc.
Instance :: Instance (n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
Latex :: Latex (n.) A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation..
Illiteracy :: Illiteracy (n.) An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.
Instancy :: Instancy (n.) Instance; urgency.
Purpose :: Purpose (n.) Instance; example.
Trade :: Trade (v. i.) To buy and sell or exchange property in a single instance.
Instance :: Instance (n.) That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
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 (v. t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact..
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..
Instance :: Instance (n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.
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..
Where :: Where (adv.) At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively..
Anacoluthon :: Anacoluthon (n.) A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.
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