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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinstantáneo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: instantáneo
"El alivio fue instantáneo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Occurring or done in an instant or without any perceptible delay.
"The medicine brought instantaneous relief to her pain."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word instantaneus, meaning 'present, immediate', from Latin instans (present participle of instare 'be at hand or press upon'). It entered the English language in the mid-17th century, shifting from a temporal sense of 'current moment' to describe events occurring without any perceptible delay.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Instantaneous" is said worldwide
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instantané
Transliteration: instantané
"La réaction a été instantanée."
augenblicklich
Transliteration: augenblicklich
"Die Wirkung war augenblicklich."
istantaneo
Transliteration: istantaneo
"Il successo è stato istantaneo."
instantáneo
Transliteration: instantáneo
"El alivio fue instantáneo."
instantâneo
Transliteration: instantâneo
"A resposta foi instantânea."
तत्काल
Transliteration: tatkaal
"इसका प्रभाव तत्काल हुआ।"
瞬间的
Transliteration: shùnjiān de
"这是一个瞬间的决定。"
순간적인
Transliteration: sunganjeogin
"그것은 순간적인 반응이었다."
瞬時の
Transliteration: shunji no
"効果は瞬時だった。"
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