Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » instanced
instanced
Variant of instance
noun
- Archaic an urgent plea; persistent solicitation
- an example; case; illustration
- a step in proceeding; occasion or case: in the first instance
- Obsolete a motive; cause
- Obsolete a token or sign
- a detail or circumstance
- Law a process or proceeding in a court; suit
transitive verb instanced, instancing
- to show by means of an instance; exemplify
- to use as an example; cite
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
link/cite print suggestion box