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Added 4 October 2026

instance

/ˈɪnstəns/ noun

Latin root: īnstantia Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about instance at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
That which is urgent; motive.

verb

To mention as a case or example; to refer to.
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.

Origin

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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