designatum

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designatum

noun designata

That which is named or designated by a linguistic term. I am inclined to hold that if there is a plurality of objects that fall under the designatum of a term, then that should be sufficient (though not necessary) to conclude that that is a general term, even when it has a singular occurrence in a sentence.
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@misc{designatum_2026,
  title = {designatum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/designatum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}