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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
instance
n 1: an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad
judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but
there is always the famous example of the Smiths" [syn:
case, instance, example]
2: an item of information that is typical of a class or group;
"this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome";
"there is an example on page 10" [syn: example,
illustration, instance, representative]
v 1: clarify by giving an example of [syn: exemplify,
illustrate, instance]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Instance \In"stance\, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr.
instans. See Instant.]
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1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency;
solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
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Undertook at her instance to restore them. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.]
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The instances that second marriage move
Are base respects of thrift, but none of love.
--Shak.
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3. Occasion; order of occurrence.
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These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they
were drawn up into the form of a law, in the first
instance. --Sir M. Hale.
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4. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative
case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case
occurring; an example; as, we could find no instance of
poisoning in the town within the past year.
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Most remarkable instances of suffering. --Atterbury.
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5. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. --Shak.
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Causes of instance, those which proceed at the solicitation
of some party. --Hallifax.
Court of first instance, the court by which a case is first
tried.
For instance, by way of example or illustration; for
example.
Instance Court (Law), the Court of Admiralty acting within
its ordinary jurisdiction, as distinguished from its
action as a prize court.
Syn: Example; case. See Example.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Instance \In"stance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instanced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Instancing.]
To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to
instance a fact. --H. Spenser.
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I shall not instance an abstruse author. --Milton.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Instance \In"stance\, v. i.
To give an example. [Obs.]
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This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in
families too. --Jer. Taylor.
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5. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) |
instance
An individual object of a certain class.
While a class is just the type definition, an actual usage of
a class is called "instance". Each instance of a class can
have different values for its instance variables, i.e. its
state.
(1998-03-06)
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6. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
INSTANCE, civil and French law. It signifies, generally, all sorts of
actions and judicial demands. Dig. 44, 7, 58.
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Thesaurus Results for instance:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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