instance
An occasion; an order of occurrence.
Noun 4 meanings
An occasion; an order of occurrence.
A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.
One of a series of recurring occasions, cases, essentially the same.
A specific occurrence of something that is created or instantiated, such as a database, or an object of a class in object-oriented programming.
Verb 4 meanings
To mention as a case or example; to refer to.
“Near-synonyms: adduce, cite”
To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.
To duplicate (a dungeon or other area) for each player, or each party of players, that enters it, so that each player or party has a private copy of the area, isolated from other players.
To render (an object) as part of a batch, using the same geometry data.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French instance, from Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence, also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from īnstāns (“urgent”); see instant.
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INSTANCE at a glance
INSTANCE has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,484 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with instance
All rhymes- SINCE7
- ONCE6
- EXPERIENCE21
- CHANCE13
- PERFORMANCE20
- EVIDENCE14
- SCIENCE11
- CONFERENCE17
- DIFFERENCE19
- INSURANCE11
- DANCE8
- DISTANCE11
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- INSTANCY13
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