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instance

/ˈɪnstəns/IN-stuhns
/ˈɪnstəns/IN-stuhns

Meaningurgency

Common meaning: an example

Journey through time

  1. Latininstantia‘being near, urgency’source
  2. Frenchinstancesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbeing near, urgency → an exampleinstance‘an example’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin instantia ‘urgency’.

Roots

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