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/ˈɪnstəns/noun
RareNot in standard dictionaries
1

Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.

2

A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.

3

That which is urgent; motive.

4

A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something).

5

An occasion; an order of occurrence.

6

A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.

7

One of a series of recurring occasions, cases, essentially the same.

8

A specific occurrence of something that is created or instantiated, such as a database, or an object of a class in object-oriented programming.

9

A dungeon or other area that is duplicated 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.

10

An individual copy of such a dungeon or other area.

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Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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