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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

relation go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

part, portion, component, constituent, component part go
something determined in relation to something that includes it

language unit, linguistic unit
one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

noun.communication

10 Subcategories

discourse go
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
word go
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
syllable go
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
lexeme go
a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language
morpheme go
minimal meaningful language unit
formative go
minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
name go
a language unit by which a person or thing is known
collocation go
a grouping of words in a sentence
phone, sound, speech sound go
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
sign go
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified