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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

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

change, alteration, modification go
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

shift, transformation, transmutation
a qualitative change

noun.event

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improvement, betterment, advance go
a change for the better
population shift go
a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population
pyrolysis go
transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat
sea change go
a profound transformation
sublimation go
(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
tin pest, tin disease, tin plague go
the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures
conversion, transition, changeover go
an event that results in a transformation
retrogression, degeneration go
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
strengthening go
becoming stronger
weakening go
becoming weaker