entitynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈen.tɪ.ti/us/ˈen.t̬ə.t̬i/formalC2 something that exists apart from other things, having its own independent existence:
The museums work closely together, but are separate legal entities.
He regarded the north of the country as a separate cultural entity.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Objects - general words
- affair
- artefact
- artifact
- column
- conversation piece
- curio
- doing
- doodad
- doodah
- ephemera
- knick-knack
- lot
- object
- phenomenon
- piece
- shape
- such and such
- thing
- widget
- wisp
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