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instancy

[ in-stuhn-see ]

noun

  1. quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature.


instancy

/ ˈɪnstənsɪ /

noun

  1. the quality of being urgent or imminent
  2. instantaneousness; immediateness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of instancy1

From the Latin word instantia, dating back to 1505–15. See instance, -ancy
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Example Sentences

It is a call to adventure with the unknown, an adventure sharpened by the threat of loss and tense with the instancy of action.

The devotee's irrationality springs from a thousand inexplicable demonstrations of God's instancy in trouble.

The hidden rifle with deliberate instancy cracked once more.

At the same moment the lawyer, thus relieved of the instancy of his fear, changed his tactics.

For a moment those within did not in the instancy of their discourse hear Wat's summons.

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