\begin{definition}[Definition:Proper Name]
A '''proper name''' (or just '''name''') is a symbol or collection of symbols used to identify a ''particular'' object uniquely.
In contrast with natural language, a proper name has a wider range than being the particular identifying label attached to a particular single entity (be it a person, or a place, or whatever else).
For example:
: '''Sloth''' is a '''proper name''' for ''the concept'' of ''being lazy''.
: '''Rain''' is a '''proper name''' for ''the meteorological phenomenon of water falling from the sky''.
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