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instance n. [
case, example] 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"
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instance n. [
example, illustration, representative] 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"
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instance v. [
exemplify, illustrate] clarify by giving an example of
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