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instance in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. an occurrence of something
    "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
    case  instance  example 
  2. an item of information that is typical of a class or group
    "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
    example  illustration  instance  representative 
verb
  1. clarify by giving an example of
    exemplify  illustrate  instance 
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