1. (

• case ,
• instance ,
• example

) 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" ;

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" ;

1. (

• exemplify ,
• illustrate ,
• instance

) clarify by giving an example of ;