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
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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
The captain gave notice to the company of his acceptance of the appointment, requesting them to meet at the Oregon Institute, armed and equipped, on the 11th inst., for company drill.
From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by William Henry Gray
My Lord Duke,—I was honour'd with your Grace's letter of ye 2nd inst. yesterday evening.
From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery
We can vouch thus much for the correctness of Household Words of the 6th inst., whence the above-named quotation is copied.
From Mathieu Ropars: et cetera by William Young
The Christian World of the 1st inst. has another note on the article on “Some Muslim Laws and Beliefs.”
From Satires And Profanities by G. W. (George William) Foote
He later regretted the bomb, and left for Princeton Inst. of Advanced Studies.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2018
The next letter from the Duke is dated March 3rd in which he writes 'I am very much obliged to you for your letter of the 2nd Inst. now received.
From The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter by Duke of Wellington
The 13th Inst. we received orders to move forward from Arklow, and in the evening arrived at Gorey—but oh! what a strange reverse!
From An Impartial Narrative of the Most Important Engagements Which Took Place Between His Majesty's Forces and the Rebels, During the Irish Rebellion, 1798. by John Jones
Inst. greek house discovered at pergamum in 1903 13. Prothyron. 7. Tablinum.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
Calif, public schools and Mass. Inst. of Technology.
From The California Birthday Book by Various
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