instância

See also: instancia and instància

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin īnstantia (“perseverance”). By surface analysis, instar +‎ -ância.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩsˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [ĩsˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ĩsˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩʃˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [ĩʃˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ĩʃˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩsˈtɐ̃.si.a/ [ĩsˈtɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ĩsˈtɐ̃.sja/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃siɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ɐ̃sjɐ
  • Hyphenation: ins‧tân‧ci‧a

Noun

instância f (plural instâncias)

  1. instance; urgency
    Synonym: urgência
  2. perseverance; insistence
    Synonyms: insistência, perseverança, persistência, pertinácia, constância
    Antonyms: desistência, inconstância
  3. jurisdiction (power to exercise authority)
    Synonyms: foro, jurisdição
  4. (computing) instance (a created object in object-oriented programing)

Holonyms

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