"inst." meaning in English

See inst. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} inst.
  1. Abbreviation of institute. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: institute
    Sense id: en-inst.-en-noun-CEGEk~ox Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. Abbreviation of instant: of the current month. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: instant (extra: of the current month)
    Sense id: en-inst.-en-noun-l2yIpK8w Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks

Alternative forms

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