Instance and Type

Instance

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

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

Type noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Instance and type are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Type".

Nearby Words: typical, typed

good	good instance	good type
rare	rare instance	rare type
best	best instance	best type
particular	particular instance	particular type
Other adjectives: similar, common, specific, certain, separate, single, small, real, bad, main, unique, major, possible, classic, unusual, worst, strange, last, latter.

Lost had a semi-infamous instance where Tom of the Others tells Kate that she wasn't "his type".

Source: "You're Not My Type"
For instance, having a Pokémon with the ability Scrappy or the move Foresight means that Normal-type and Fighting-type moves can hit Ghost-types, which are normally unaffected.

Source: Scissors Cuts Rock
These colors are fairly consistent, each with culturally canonical hues, by which similar hues are usually associated — for instance, scarlet is considered a type of red, gold is considered a type of yellow, etc.

Source: Useful Notes / Green is Blue

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