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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

social event go
an event characteristic of persons forming groups

function, affair, occasion, social occasion, social function go
a vaguely specified social event

observance, ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion go
a formal event performed on a special occasion

funeral
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

noun.event

2 Subcategories

burial, sepulture, entombment, inhumation, interment go
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
sky burial go
a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures