| instance | | |
| n. (event) | 1. case, example, instance | 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" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ humiliation, mortification | an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect.; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" |
| ~ bit, piece | an instance of some kind.; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" |
| ~ time, clip | an instance or single occasion for some event.; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. 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" |
| ~ information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction. |
| ~ apology, excuse | a poor example.; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile" |
| ~ exception | an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization.; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule" |
| ~ case in point, precedent | an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time. |
| ~ quintessence | the most typical example or representative of a type. |
| ~ sample | a small part of something intended as representative of the whole. |
| ~ specimen | an example regarded as typical of its class. |
| v. (communication) | 3. exemplify, illustrate, instance | clarify by giving an example of. |
| ~ elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, exposit, flesh out, enlarge, expand | add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
| times | | |
| n. (time) | 1. times | a more or less definite period of time now or previously present.; "it was a sign of the times" |
| ~ period, period of time, time period | an amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| ~ contemporary world, modern times, modern world, present times | the circumstances and ideas of the present age.; "in modern times like these" |
| ~ roman times | the time period during which Rome dominated Europe. |
| n. (act) | 2. multiplication, times | an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed.; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve" |
| ~ arithmetic operation | a mathematical operation involving numbers. |
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