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INSTANCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quickness of action or occurrence
Example:
the instancy of modern communication
Synonyms:
immediacy; immediateness; instancy; instantaneousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("instancy" is a kind of...):
celerity; quickness; rapidity; rapidness; speediness (a rate that is rapid)
Derivation:
instant (occurring with no delay)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being insistent
Example:
he pressed his demand with considerable instancy
Synonyms:
imperativeness; instancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("instancy" is a kind of...):
urgency (pressing importance requiring speedy action)
Derivation:
instant (demanding attention)
Domain usage:
archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
