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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

content word, open-class word go
a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned

modifier, qualifier
a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

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4 Subcategories

intensifier, intensive go
a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
adjective go
a word that expresses an attribute of something
adverb go
a word that modifies something other than a noun
dangling modifier, misplaced modifier go
a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'