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What does the word instance mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive

To refer to as an illustration.

Part of speech: noun

A single case as an example.

Part of speech: noun

Solicitation; suggestion.

Usage examples for instance

Max Wyndham for instance!" – The Keeper of the Door by Ethel M. Dell
I had a good instance of the danger of superimposition of style. – A Dominie in Doubt by A. S. Neill