inst.
abbreviation
inst.
Americanabbreviation
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instantaneous.
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(usually initial capital letter) institute.
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(usually initial capital letter) institution.
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instructor.
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instrument.
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instrumental.
Inst.
British
abbreviation
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Institute
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Institution
Example Sentences
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Thus we got on quietly on our way southward until Tuesday, the 16th inst., when we were 50 miles south and 100 miles west of port, and thought we might get in the next day.
From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2011
Sir:—Your letter of the 4th inst., relative to George W. Brown, has been received.
From Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War by Brown, George William
My dear Andy: I have yours of the 12th inst., and am gratified to learn that Paris is surpassing your expectations.
From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Carryl, Guy Wetmore
Numismatic science has to lament the loss of a long known, learned, and distinguished cultivator, Mr. H. P. Borrell, who died on the 2d inst. at Smyrna.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various
"Sir, "The propositions which your Excellency did me the honor to send on the 7th inst. have been considered with all the attention, which their great importance demands.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various
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