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    It is not the case that Terms like 'chimaera' and 'persona' are common in a less proper way.

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    • 1.Meinong's theory of objects holds that 'chimaera' refers to a genuine object possessing definite properties, even if it lacks existence.
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    • 2.If non-existent objects can be the proper referents of terms, then 'chimaera' signifies a determinate object and is not merely improper or deficient in reference.
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    • 3.A term that picks out a specific, characterizable object—however ontologically deficient—satisfies the conditions for proper signification.
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    • 1.Medieval realists like Scotus argued that common natures have a formal unity in re that is less-than-numerical, independent of mental imposition.
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    • 2.If 'persona' tracks a formal distinction grounded in trinitarian real relations, it signifies a nature with genuine ontological footing, not merely a nominal commonality.
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    • 3.A term grounded in formal rather than merely conceptual unity cannot be dismissed as common only in a less proper, purely nominal sense.
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    • 1.'Chimaera' and 'persona' signify in a universal mode.
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    • 2.'Chimaera' and 'persona' do not refer to any common nature existing in re.
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