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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

informing, making known go
a speech act that conveys information

account, report go
the act of informing by verbal report

comment, gossip, scuttlebutt
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

noun.communication

5 Subcategories

earful go
an outpouring of gossip
rumor, rumour, hearsay go
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
pipeline, grapevine, word of mouth go
gossip spread by spoken communication
scandal, dirt, malicious gossip go
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
talk, talk of the town go
idle gossip or rumor