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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

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

communication, communicating go
the activity of communicating

examination, test, exam
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

noun.communication

11 Subcategories

bar examination, bar exam go
an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction
comprehensive examination, comprehensive, comp go
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
entrance examination, entrance exam go
examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies
final examination, final exam, final go
an examination administered at the end of an academic term
litmus test go
a test that relies on a single indicator
midterm examination, midterm exam, midterm go
an examination administered in the middle of an academic term
oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva go
an examination conducted by spoken communication
preliminary examination, preliminary exam, prelim go
an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
quiz go
an examination consisting of a few short questions
test paper, examination paper, exam paper, question sheet go
a written examination
tripos go
final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University