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Re: [jboske] essentials of a gadri system



And Rosta scripsit:

> 4. Named Collective. The Collective is identified by name
> (cmene). Plus optional noi- and voi-statements (of cardinality
> and/or Superset).

Is this like "The Smiths", the rock group whose members are not named
"Smith", or is this like "the Smiths", a family all of whom are named
"Smith"?  I.e. I don't know what "identified by name" means.

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