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proper name: noun
proper noun: noun

proper name N

proper name → proper noun

See also proper noun

proper noun N, proper name LING

proper noun

专有名词 zhuānyǒu míngcí

proper noun N, proper name LING

proper noun

专有名词 zhuānyǒu míngcí

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But, what can the meaning of a proper name be, except the object to which it refers? en.wikipedia.org

Every type of costume (teunga) has its own proper name. en.wikipedia.org

However, a proper name can have more than one sense associated with it. en.wikipedia.org

The meaning of the asteroid's proper name remains unknown. en.wikipedia.org

Local directional names were used to refer to the winds, eventually giving the wind itself a proper name, irrespective of the observer's position. en.wikipedia.org

But back in the 19th century, the land was controlled by a baron without a proper name of distinction. en.wikipedia.org

Apart from not yet having a proper name, these teeth look rather boring. en.wikipedia.org

The name of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name (although that term has a philosophical meaning also) and is a proper noun. en.wikipedia.org

The sense of a proper name is whatever meaning it has, when there is no object to be indicated. en.wikipedia.org

There is general agreement that when quoting the proper name printed on a label, the spelling on the label should not be altered. en.wikipedia.org

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