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"Felix became a herpetologist instead"adverbin place of, or as an alternative to
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"he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter" "used English terms instead of Latin ones"adverbon the contrary
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Definition that contains instead
- myself I or me in person; used for emphasis. Used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis.
- cup a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
- analysis the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
- venice the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
- ro an artificial language for international use that rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas
- enlightenment a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine
- puck a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
- gui a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device
- pda a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
- organizer a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.