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Proper Brit Denoting Noun |ˈprɒpə| Adjective Chiefly Regarded

Front proper
|ˈprɒpə|
Back adjective
1
chiefly Brit.
denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be
genuine:
2
of the required or correct type or form
suitable or appropriate:
3
(
proper to
)
belonging or relating exclusively or distinctively to
particular to:
4
Heraldry
in the natural colours.
5
or
(of a person) good-looking:
6
Mathematics
denoting a subset or subgroup that does not constitute the entire set or group, especially one that has more than one element.
adverb
Brit. or
satisfactorily or correctly:
noun
the part of a church service that varies with the season or feast.

DERIVATIVES
properness
noun

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