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proper name N, proper noun N

proper name

nome m próprio

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If in apposition the proper noun usually precedes the common noun, then the language is one in which the governing noun precedes its dependent genitive. en.wikipedia.org

Proper nouns and hypenated words are not allowed. en.wikipedia.org

In other words, the description of the charge should not require the use of a proper noun. en.wikipedia.org

The short explanation is that if something is a proper noun, or name, then the first letter of every component word should be upper case. www.gizmodo.com.au

Later, the name has been kept as a proper noun, written in lower-case, when membership further expanded. en.wikipedia.org

As you soon learn, the proper noun capitalization is necessary. www.themalaymailonline.com

The distribution of these phonemes is often unpredictable, however, in foreign borrowings and proper nouns. en.wikipedia.org

The first sentence involves one word, a proper noun. en.wikipedia.org

If the syllable is not the first in a word, its first letter is not capitalized, even if it is a proper noun. en.wikipedia.org

If it's an acronym, we capitalize it -- if it isn't, we just go with the normal proper noun case. www.extremetech.com

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