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instancy

 
Dictionary: in·stan·cy   (ĭn'stən-sē) pronunciation
 
n., pl. -cies.
  1. The quality or condition of being insistent; urgency.
  2. Immediacy of occurrence; instantaneousness.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the quickness of action or occurrence
  Synonyms: immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness

Meaning #2: urgently demanding attention
  Synonyms: imperativeness, insistence, insistency


 
 

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