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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

communication go
something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

substance, content, message, subject matter go
what a communication that is about something is about

statement go
a message that is stated or declared

proposition go
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

postulate, posit go
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

assumption, premise, premiss
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

noun.communication

5 Subcategories

major premise, major premiss go
the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
subsumption, minor premise, minor premiss go
the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
thesis go
an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
stipulation, condition, precondition go
an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
scenario go
a postulated sequence of possible events