dictionary help| instant | medical dictionary |
1. A point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment. "There is scarce an instant between their flourishing and their not being." (Hooker)
2. A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. E, the current month. See Instant.
Synonyms: Moment, flash, second.
Origin: F. Instant, fr. L. Instans standing by, being near, present. See Instant.
(01 Mar 1998)
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