#deference__respect  an courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"
  subtype:  homage  last_respects
  supertype:  politeness__civility  the act of showing regard for others
     supertype:  formality  compliance with formal rules
        supertype:  conformation__conformity__compliance__abidance  acting according to certain accepted standards
           supertype:  cooperation  joint operation or action: "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"
              supertype:  group_action__groupaction  action taken by a group of people
                 supertype:  human_action__humanaction__act__human_activity__humanactivity  something that people do or cause to happen
                    supertype:  process__proces  situation commonly considered as making a change during some period of time
                       supertype:  situation  something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
                          supertype:  thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
                       supertype:  process_or_process_description
                          supertype:  processing_thing
                             supertype:  thing_playing_some_role  category to classify things according to roles/viewpoints; classification under this category is application-dependant
                                supertype:  thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
                    supertype:  process__proces__physicalsituation  intuitively, the class of things that happen and have temporal parts or stages; examples include extended events like a football match or a race, actions like pursuing and reading, and biological processes; sumo#process is not identical to pm#situation because an instance of pm#situation is not necessarily an instance of sumo#physical
                       supertype:  situation  something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
                       supertype:  process_or_process_description
                       supertype:  physical__physical_thing  an entity that has a location in space-time; locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time; click here for more details on the identical category sowa#physical_thing
                          supertype:  thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type

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