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Instance
/ˈɪnstəns/
Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.
📖 Definitions of "Instance"
noun
- 1
Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.
- 2
A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
"It sends some precious instance of itself/ After the thing it loves. Hamlet IV. v. ca. 1602"
- 3
That which is urgent; motive.
- 4
Occasion; order of occurrence.
verb
- 1
To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite
- 2
To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.
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