instance
ins·tance
noun
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”
2.
an item of information that is representative of a type
- “this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome”
- “there is an example on page 10”
verb
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French instance, from Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence, also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from īnstāns (“urgent”); see instant.
Phrases
- argument instance
- at the instance of
- court of first instance
- court of second instance
- for instance
- instance in
- instance variable
- substitution instance
- tribunal of first instance
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