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What (who) is instances - definition
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Instance; Instances; Instantiate; Instanced; Instanciation; Instantiated; Instantiation (disambiguation); Instance (disambiguation); Instantiations
Instance
·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.
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.
instance
(instances)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
You use for instance to introduce a particular event, situation, or person that is an example of what you are talking about.
There are a number of improvements; for instance, both mouse buttons can now be used...
PHRASE: PHR with cl/group
2.
An instance is a particular example or occurrence of something.
...an investigation into a serious instance of corruption.
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3.
You say in the first instance to mention something that is the first step in a series of actions.
In the first instance your child will be seen by an ear, nose and throat specialist...
PHRASE: PHR with cl
instance
¦ noun an example or single occurrence of something.
?a particular case.
¦ verb cite as an example.
Phrases
at first instance Law at the first court hearing concerning a case.
at the instance of formal at the request or instigation of.
for instance as an example.
in the first (or second etc.) instance in the first (or second etc.) stage of a proceeding.
Origin
ME (orig. 'urgent entreaty', later 'example to the contrary'): via OFr. from L. instantia 'presence, urgency', from instare 'be present, press upon', from in- 'upon' + stare 'to stand'.
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Instantiation
Instantiation or instance may refer to:
Examples of use of instances
1. Sex/Nudity: 10 instances. of innuendo, 3 instances of posterior nudity.
2. But sporadic instances of violence have continued.
3. Violence: ' instances Profanity: 2' strong expressions.
4. Profanity: 48 instances, including 12 harsh ones.
5. "He confessed to some incidents, and began crying and expressed deep remorse." The indictment details two instances of rape and several instances of indecent acts.