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instance
('/I/nst/@/ns )

noun (n)

  • an occurrence of something(noun.event)
    Example:
    Another instance occurred yesterday.
    Synonym:
    case, example
    source: wordnet30
  • an item of information that is typical of a class or group(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    example, illustration, representative
    source: wordnet30
  • The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • clarify by giving an example of(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    exemplify, illustrate
    source: wordnet30
  • To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To give an example.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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