Definitions for instance



Overview of noun instance

The noun instance has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (18) case, instance, 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")

2. (4) example, illustration, instance, 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")


Overview of verb instance

The verb instance has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. exemplify, illustrate, instance

(clarify by giving an example of)

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