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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 go
a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

adjective
a word that expresses an attribute of something

noun.communication

5 Subcategories

descriptive adjective, qualifying adjective go
an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice')
relational adjective, classifying adjective go
an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument')
positive, positive degree go
the primary form of an adjective or adverb
comparative, comparative degree go
the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
superlative, superlative degree go
the superlative form of an adjective or adverb