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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

change of magnitude go
the act of changing the amount or size of something

reduction, decrease, diminution, step-down go
the act of decreasing or reducing something

shortening
act of decreasing in length

noun.act

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abbreviation go
shortening something by omitting parts of it
cut, cutting, cutting off go
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction go
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
truncation go
the act of cutting short