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instancy definition

in·stancy (in′stən sē)

noun

the quality or condition of being instant; specif.,
  1. urgency; insistence
  2. Rare immediacy

Etymology: L instantia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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