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noun
The distinction between a type of something and an instance of it, such as city and capital city (type of city) versus city and Paris (instance of a city). (It is the difference between (1) hypernym and hyponym and (2) class and instance.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An instance of this distinction being made.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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