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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

speech act go
the use of language to perform some act

response, reply
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange

noun.communication

5 Subcategories

counterblast go
a vigorous and unrestrained response
non sequitur go
a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it
return, comeback, counter, replication, riposte, retort, rejoinder go
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
echo go
a reply that repeats what has just been said
answer go
the speech act of replying to a question