Instance and Typify

instance

An occurrence of something.
- usage: "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
- synonyms: case, example
An item of information that is typical of a class or group.
- usage: "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
- synonyms: example, illustration, representative

(n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive.
(n.) That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
(n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.
(n.) The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
(v.t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
(n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
(v.i.) To give an example.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

typify

Embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of.
- usage: "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
- synonyms: epitomize, epitomise
Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol.
- usage: "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize"
- synonyms: symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent

(v.t.) To embody the essential or salient characteristics of; to be the type of; as, the genus Rosa typifies the family Rosaceae, which in turn typifies the series Rosales.
(v.t.) To represent by an image, form, model or resemblance.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary