instance

noun

  1. 1

    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

  2. 2

    an occurrence of something

    it was a case of bad judgment

    another instance occurred yesterday

verb

  1. 1

    clarify by giving an example of

Synonyms

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