Instant vs Grammar - What's the difference?
instant | grammar |
A very short period of time; a moment.
* She paused for only an instant , which was just enough time for John to change the subject.
A single, usually precise, point in time.
* The instant the alarm went off, he fled the building.
An instant beverage or food, especially instant coffee.
A day of the current month (abbreviated as : )
* In response to your letter of the twenty-first instant...
(dated) Impending; imminent.
* Prior
(dated) Urgent; pressing; acute.
* Bible, Rom. xii. 12
* Carlyle
Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
* Fuller
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Very quickly and easily prepared.
Of the current month (abbreviation inst.).
* “I refer to your letter of the 16th inst. in regard to traffic disruption”
(poetic) At once; immediately.
* 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I.182:
A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
(uncountable, linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).
A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
(computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
* 2006 , Patrick Blackburn · Johan Bos · Kristina Striegnitz,
(computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language
The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.
* 2011 , (Javier Solana) and (Daniel Innerarity), Project Syndicate,
(British, archaic) A textbook.
(UK) A grammar school.
* 2012, Graeme Paton, A green light for more grammars ?'' (in ''The Daily Telegraph , 11 January 2012)
(obsolete) To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.
As nouns the difference between instant and grammar
is that instant is a very short period of time; a moment while grammar is a system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.As an adjective instant
is (dated) impending; imminent.As an adverb instant
is (poetic) at once; immediately.As a verb grammar is
(obsolete|intransitive) to discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.instant
English
Alternative forms
* instaunt (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at (l), (l).Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl) and (etyl) instant, from (etyl) ; see state.Adjective
(-)- Impending death is thine, and instant doom.
- Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.
- I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation.
- The instant time is always the fittest time.
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- instant coffee
Derived terms
* instantize, instantise * instantly * instant replayAdverb
(-)- He left the room for his relinquished sword, / And Julia instant to the closet flew.
Statistics
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English
Alternative forms
* grammaryNoun
Learn Prolog Now!, §8.2
- Because real lexicons are big and complex, from a software engineering perspective it is best to write simple grammars that have a simple, well-defined way, of pulling out the information they need from vast lexicons. That is, grammars should be thought of as separate entities which can access the information contained in lexicons. We can then use specialised mechanisms for efficiently storing the lexicon and retrieving data from it.
The New Grammar of Power:
- We must learn a new grammar of power in a world that is made up more of the common good – or the common bad – than of self-interest or national interest.
- a grammar of geography
Synonyms
* (linguistics) morpho-syntax (from the relationship between morphology and syntax)Hyponyms
* * *Derived terms
* * *Verb
(en verb)- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
See also
* (wikipedia) * *External links
*grammar] at [http://septicscompanion.com The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary----
