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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

sign, signal, signaling go
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

symbol go
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

written symbol, printed symbol go
a written or printed symbol

mark
a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)

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10 Subcategories

pointer, arrow go
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
broad arrow go
a mark shaped like an arrowhead
call mark, call number, pressmark go
a mark consisting of characters written on a book
caret go
a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
check, tick, check mark go
a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
diacritical mark, diacritic go
a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
ditto mark, ditto go
a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
dollar mark, dollar sign go
a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars
head, point go
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
punctuation, punctuation mark go
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases