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Criterion 2 (To change from a meaningless or ambiguous name to a name that describes what the image particularly displays.) · inserisco nome più specifico e descrittivo del file, in inglese
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File:CoA Order of Carmelites.jpg
[[COM:FR#FR2|Criterion 2]] (meaningless or ambiguous name) · inserisco nome più specifico e descrittivo del file, in inglese
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