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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

auditory communication go
communication that relies on hearing

language, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication go
(language) communication by word of mouth

non-standard speech
speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community

noun.communication

9 Subcategories

baby talk, babytalk go
the developing speech of a young child
baby talk, babytalk, motherese go
an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
idiom, accent, dialect go
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
localism go
a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality
regionalism go
a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region
telegraphese go
language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams
vernacular go
the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
cant, jargon, patois, vernacular, slang, lingo, argot go
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
slang, slang expression, slang term go
informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions