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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

address, speech go
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

speaking, public speaking, speechmaking, oral presentation
delivering an address to a public audience

noun.communication

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recitation, reading, recital go
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
debate, disputation, public debate go
the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)