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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

work go
activity directed toward making or doing something

investigation, investigating go
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

tally, count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning
the act of counting

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7 Subcategories

blood count go
the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
census, nose count, nosecount go
a periodic count of the population
countdown go
counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
miscount go
an inaccurate count
poll go
the counting of votes (as in an election)
recount go
an additional (usually a second) count
sperm count go
the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate