Noun: instance in-stun(t)s
- An occurrence of something
"another instance occurred yesterday";
- case, example
- An item or case that is typical of a class or group
"The case is a classic instance of market failure";
- example, illustration, representative, exemplum
- Clarify by giving an example of
"The professor instanced several historical events to illustrate his point";
- exemplify, illustrate, example [rare]
Sounds like: innocence, innoceance, inst
Derived forms: instanced, instances, instancing
Type of: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, happening, information, lucubrate [archaic], natural event, occurrence, occurrent
Encyclopedia: Instance