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noun
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a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
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an example put forth in proof or illustration: to cite a few instances.
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Law. the institution and prosecution of a case.
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Archaic. urgency in speech or action.
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Obsolete. an impelling motive.
verb (used with object)
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to cite as an instance or example.
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to exemplify by an instance.
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Instanced
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
verb (used without object)
Idioms8.
to cite an instance.
9.
at the instance of, at the urging or suggestion of: He applied for the assistantship at the instance of his professor.
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for instance, as an example; for example: If you were to go to Italy, for instance, you would get a different perspective on our culture.
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Word Origin & History
instance
mid-14c., "urgency," from O.Fr. instance "eagerness, anxiety, solicitation," from L. instantia "presence, earnestness, urgency," lit. "a standing near," from instans (see instant). In Scholastic logic, "a fact or example" (1580s), from M.L. instantia, used to translate Gk.
EXPANDenstasis. This led to use in phrase for instance "as an example" (1650s), and the noun phrase To give (someone) a for instance (1959, Amer.Eng.).
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