"f'rinstance" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: frinstance [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} f'rinstance (not comparable)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of for instance. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: for instance
    Sense id: en-f'rinstance-en-adv-lA6yF94r Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Noun

Forms: f'rinstances [plural], frinstance [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} f'rinstance (plural f'rinstances)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of for instance. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: for instance
    Sense id: en-f'rinstance-en-noun-lA6yF94r Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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