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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

inactivity go
being inactive

holdup, delay go
the act of delaying

break, interruption, disruption, gap
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

noun.act

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cut-in, insert go
(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
cut-in, insert go
(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program
interposition, interjection, interpolation, interpellation go
the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
breaking off, abruption go
an instance of sudden interruption
heckling, barracking go
shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree