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INSTANTIATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does instantiation mean?
• INSTANTIATION (noun)
The noun INSTANTIATION has 1 sense:
1. a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it
Familiarity information: INSTANTIATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
how many instantiations were found?
Hypernyms ("instantiation" is a kind of...):
internal representation; mental representation; representation (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)
Derivation:
instantiate (find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word))
instantiate (represent by an instance)
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