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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

description
the act of describing something

noun.communication

4 Subcategories

characterization, characterisation go
the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
label go
a brief description given for purposes of identification
particularization, particularisation, detailing go
an individualized description of a particular instance
sketch, vignette go
a brief literary description