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According to WordNet, the noun "instance" has 2 sense(s).
107308889 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".
105820620 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".