type-token distinction

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Noun

1. 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). {{ng|(It is the difference between (1) [[hypernym]] and [[hyponym]] and (2) [[class]] and [[instance]].)}}
2. An instance of this distinction being made.

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