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Definitions for Instance
[1] a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
[2] an example put forth in proof or illustration: to cite a few instances.
[3] Law . the institution and prosecution of a case.
[4] Archaic . urgency in speech or action.
[5] Obsolete . an impelling motive.
[6] to cite as an instance or example.
[7] to exemplify by an instance.
[8] 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.
[10] 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.
[11] a case or particular example
[12] for instance for or as an example
[13] a specified stage in proceedings; step (in the phrases in the first, second, etc, instance )
[14] urgent request or demand (esp in the phrase at the instance of )
[15] logic an expression derived from another by instantiation See substitution (def. 4b)
[16] archaic motive or reason
[17] to cite as an example
Words related to Instance
occurrence, detail, precedent, item, reason, particular, occasion, example, proof, exponent, specimen, illustration, sample, representative, time, ground, sampling, exemplification, exemplify, show
Words nearby Instance
installment, installment buying, installment plan, instalment, instamatic, instance, instancy, instant, instant camera, instant message, instant photography
Origin of Instance
1300–50; Middle English < Latin instantia presence, urgency (Medieval Latin: case, example). See instant, -ance
Other words from Instance
coun·ter·in·stance , noun
un·in·stanced , adjective
Word origin for Instance
C14 (in the sense: case, example): from Medieval Latin instantia example, (in the sense: urgency) from Latin: a being close upon, presence, from instāns pressing upon, urgent; see instant
Synonyms for Instance
detail, example, item, occasion, occurrence, particular, precedent, proof, reason, exemplification, exponent, ground, illustration, representative, sample, sampling, specimen, time, case history, case in point