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proper name

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Noun1.proper name - a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
proper noun
noun - a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
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proper name, proper noun
n → Eigenname m


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Ben enjoyed the fun, and the lads cut up capers till Rose declared that "circus" was the proper name for them after all.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
Johansen he thrashed on the amidships deck the other night, since which time the mate has called him by his proper name.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
For even a Sphere -- which is my proper name in my own country -- if he manifest himself at all to an inhabitant of Flatland -- must needs manifest himself as a Circle.
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