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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

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

content, cognitive content, mental object go
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain go
the content of a particular field of knowledge

study, discipline, field, subject, subject area, subject field, field of study, bailiwick go
a branch of knowledge

humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts go
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

literary study
the humanistic study of literature

noun.cognition

6 Subcategories

literature, lit go
the humanistic study of a body of literature
comparative literature go
study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation)
literary criticism, lit crit go
the informed analysis and evaluation of literature
poetics go
study of poetic works
classics go
study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
rhetoric go
study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)