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Affliction :: Affliction (n.) The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief..

Instance :: Instance (n.) That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.

Present :: Present (a.) Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance..

Example :: Example (n.) An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by examples..

Hypnocyst :: Hypnocyst (n.) A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts..

Pattern :: Pattern (n.) A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an instance.

Latex :: Latex (n.) A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation..

As :: As (adv. & conj.) For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations..

Instance :: Instance (n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.

Example :: Example (v. t.) To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.

Laconism :: Laconism (n.) An instance of laconic style or expression.

Illiteracy :: Illiteracy (n.) An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.

Instance :: Instance (v. i.) To give an example.

Anacoluthon :: Anacoluthon (n.) A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.

Pietra Dura :: Pietra dura () Hard and fine stones in general, such as are used for inlay and the like, as distinguished from the softer stones used in building; thus, a Florentine mosaic is a familiar instance of work in pietra dura, though the ground may be soft marble..

Instance :: Instance (n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.

Instance :: Instance (v. t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact..

Case :: Case (n.) A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury..

Purpose :: Purpose (n.) Instance; example.

Negligence :: Negligence (n.) An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.

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