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

designation, appellation, denomination, appellative
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

noun.communication

4 Subcategories

street name go
an alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods)
cognomen, nickname, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname go
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
title, title of respect, form of address go
an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
title go
an appellation signifying nobility