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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

name
a language unit by which a person or thing is known

noun.communication

26 Subcategories

agnomen go
an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great')
assumed name, fictitious name, Doing Business As, DBA go
(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation
eponym go
the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
eponym go
the person for whom something is named
filename, file name, computer filename, computer file name go
(computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files
patronymic, patronym go
a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
matronymic, metronymic go
a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor
street name go
the name of a street
street name go
the name of a brokerage firm in which stock is held on behalf of a customer
street name go
slang for something (especially for an illegal drug)
surname, family name, cognomen, last name go
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
middle name go
a name between your first name and your surname
first name, given name, forename go
the name that precedes the surname
nickname go
a descriptive name for a place or thing
assumed name, alias, false name go
a name that has been assumed temporarily
pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre go
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
misnomer go
an incorrect or unsuitable name
writer's name, author's name go
the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work
designation, appellation, denomination, appellative go
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
pet name, hypocorism go
a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)
title go
the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.
place name, toponym go
the name by which a geographical place is known
signature go
your name written in your own handwriting
company name go
the name by which a corporation is identified
domain name go
strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet
brand, trade name, brand name, marque go
a name given to a product or service