Instance

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Occasion; order of occurrence.

II. Instance ·noun That which is instant or urgent; motive.

III. Instance ·noun A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.

IV. Instance ·vi To give an Example.

V. Instance ·vt To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to Cite; as, to instance a fact.

VI. Instance ·noun The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.

VII. Instance ·noun That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an Example.

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