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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

relation go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

relationship, kinship, family relationship
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

noun.relation

10 Subcategories

affinity, phylogenetic relation go
(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
descent, lineage, filiation, line of descent go
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
affinity go
(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption
consanguinity, blood kinship, cognation go
(anthropology) related by blood
birth, parentage go
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
paternity, fatherhood go
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
maternity, motherhood go
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
sisterhood, sistership go
the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings
brotherhood go
the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
marital relationship, marital bed go
the relationship between wife and husband