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Instance

ˈɪn(t)st(ə)n(t)s

Instance definitions

noun

Inflections:

instance instances

an example or single occurrence of something

"a serious instance of corruption"

Synonyms:
example occasion occurrence case representative case typical case case in point illustration specimen sample exemplar exemplification
- a particular case
  
  "in this instance it mattered little"

verb

Inflections:

instance instanced instances instancing

cite (a fact, case, etc.) as an example

"I instanced Bob as someone whose commitment had certainly got things done"

Synonyms:
cite quote refer to make reference to mention allude to adduce give give as an example point to point out