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instance
What does instance mean?
instance (noun): a case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use instance in a sentence?
- Another instance occurred yesterday. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce instance?
/ˈɪnstəns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does instance come from?
Borrowed from Middle French instance, from Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence, also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of instance?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “instance”?
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What does “instance” mean?
a case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example
Right! That's what “instance” means.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
Not quite: that's what character means.
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
Not quite: that's what exposure means.
a difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation
Not quite: that's what trouble means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “instance”?
case
Right!
team
Not quite: team means something else.
name
Not quite: name means something else.
city
Not quite: city means something else.
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