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
Lost, on board the Amazon, mail steam-packet, on Sunday, the 4th inst., in which vessel he had taken his passage to join H.M.S.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper
"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
She had left Bristol on the 8th inst., and on the 23d was making her triumphant entry into the port of New York.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane
He later regretted the bomb, and left for Princeton Inst. of Advanced Studies.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2018
Calif, public schools and Mass. Inst. of Technology.
From The California Birthday Book by Various
Inst., 1881-619, there is an account, by Charles C. Jones, of two silver crosses that were found in Georgia.
From The Book of the Damned by Charles Fort
There is a curious passage with regard to the suppression of monasteries to be found in Coke's Institutes, 4th Inst. chap. i. p.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary by David Hume
Coke says Magna Carta was confirmed thirty-two times.—Preface to 2 Inst., p.
From An Essay on the Trial by Jury by Lysander Spooner
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