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Term: INSTAR
Definition: Instar means something that is equivalent or similar to something else. It comes from a Latin word that means "likeness." For example, if you have a toy car that looks just like a real car, you could say that it is instar the real car.
Definition: Instar (in-stahr) is a Latin term that means "likeness" or "equivalent of a thing".
Example: The phrase "instar omnium" means "equivalent or tantamount to all".
Explanation: The term instar is often used in historical contexts to describe something that is equivalent to or similar to something else. In the example given, "instar omnium" means that something is equivalent to all other things. This term can be used to compare things that are similar in nature or to describe something that is a close match to something else.