Instance and Prototype

Instance

Instance noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

Usage example: this is just one instance of his repeated failure to do what he promised

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Prototype and instance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prototype" instead a noun "Instance".

Prototype noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

Usage example: a literary character who is universally regarded as the ultimate prototype of the spoiled, willful Southern belle

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Instance and prototype are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Prototype".

short	short instance	short prototype
original	original instance	original prototype
true	true instance	true prototype
single	single instance	single prototype
Other adjectives: obvious, real, unique, early, major, possible, final, accidental, double, earliest, earlier.

A specific instance of Older Is Better: the prototype came first, so it is better than all that came after it.

Source: Super Prototype
For instance, Grozny Grad is suppose to be the prototype for Outer Heaven, a city sized fortress.

Source: It's Short, so It Sucks
For instance: Ou is Japanese for King; and the 0 Gundam is both the weakest and most important of the Gundams, being the prototype from which the other, stronger Gundams were designed.

Source: Chess Motifs

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