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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

competition, contest go
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

athletics, athletic contest, athletic competition
a contest between athletes

noun.event

8 Subcategories

decathlon go
an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
Olympic Games, Olympics, Olympiad go
the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
Special Olympics go
an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons
prelim, preliminary go
a minor match preceding the main event
pentathlon go
an athletic contest consisting of five different events
meet, sports meeting go
a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
triple jump, hop-step-and-jump go
an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement
tug-of-war go
a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope