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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Instance :: Instance (n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
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 (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..
Instance :: Instance (v. t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact..
Where :: Where (adv.) At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively..
Singular :: Singular (n.) An individual instance; a particular.
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.
Negligence :: Negligence (n.) An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.
Instance :: Instance (n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive.
Illiteracy :: Illiteracy (n.) An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.
As :: As (adv. & conj.) For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations..
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..
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..
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..
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..
Solitary :: Solitary (a.) Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example..
Instance :: Instance (v. i.) To give an example.
Laconism :: Laconism (n.) An instance of laconic style or expression.
Instanced :: Instanced (imp. & p. p.) of Instanc.
Instance :: Instance (n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.
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