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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

failure go
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

breakdown, equipment failure go
a cessation of normal operation

power outage, power failure
equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails

noun.event

2 Subcategories

blackout go
the failure of electric power for a general region
flame-out go
the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion