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   In·stan·ta·ne·ous

   /ˌinstənˈtānēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. occurring or done in an instant or instantly: "modern methods of instantaneous communication"
   • 2. existing or measured at a particular instant: "measurement of the instantaneous velocity"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from medieval Latin instantaneus, from Latin instant- ‘being at hand’ (from the verb instare), on the pattern of ecclesiastical Latin momentaneus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. instantaneousness noun

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