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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

activity go
any specific behavior

playing, acting, playacting, performing
the performance of a part or role in a drama

noun.act

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portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation go
acting the part of a character on stage
personation, impersonation go
imitating the mannerisms of another person
method acting, method go
an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
mime, pantomime, dumb show go
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
business, stage business, byplay go
incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
skit go
a short theatrical episode
hamming, overacting go
poor acting by a ham actor
heroics go
ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct
reenactment go
performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time
roleplaying go
acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)