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  1. 1. n. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. That which is instant or urgent; motive. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Occasion; order of occurrence. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. To give an example. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. an occurrence of something Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. an item of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/information">information that is class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/typical">typical of a class or group Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. clarify by giving an example of Source: wordnet
  11. 11. To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, toinstance a fact. H. Spenser.I shall not instance an abstruse author. Milton. Source: adambom

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