Opening Word document…
Means the noun must be interpreted generically
Webster’s 9 (Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, “The”, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the)
3 a—used as a function word before a singular noun to indicate that the noun is to be understood generically <the dog is a domestic animal> b—used as a function word before a singular substantivized adjective to indicate an abstract idea <an essay on the sublime>
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