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Etymology

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From instance +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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instantial (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, being, or constituting an instance.
    1. Being instantiated.
      when hypotheticals become instantial
    2. Relating to a particular instance of something, not the general case.
      Synonym: incidental
      Antonym: generic
      Hypernym: accidental
      Some of those attributes are merely instantial, whereas others are truly generic.

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