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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 go
one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

word go
a unit of language that native speakers can identify

form, descriptor, word form, signifier
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

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plural, plural form go
the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
singular, singular form go
the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
ghost word go
a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error
stem, base, root, theme, root word, radical go
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
root, etymon go
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
citation form, main entry word, entry word go
the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary
abbreviation go
a shortened form of a word or phrase
acronym go
a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name