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| prop·er [ próppər ] |
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1. correct: appropriate or correct
  need to put the issue in its proper perspective
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2. needed and appropriate: fulfilling all expectations or criteria
He needs proper medical care.
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3. with correct manners: behaving in a respectable or socially acceptable way
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4. characteristic of somebody: characteristic of or belonging exclusively to somebody or something
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5. narrowly identified: strictly identified and distinguished from something else
stayed in the suburbs, not the city proper
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6. heraldry showing natural colors: showing the natural colors in the design or device of a heraldic object
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7. christianity used on holy occasion: reserved as a prayer, lesson, or rite for a holy day or festival
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8. good-looking: physically handsome and admirable
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archaic
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9. mathematics included in second set: included as a mathematical set in a second set but not the same as it
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noun (plural prop·ers) |
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christianity service for holy occasion: a Christian church service designated for use on a holy day or festival
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adjective |
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excessively polite: rigidly polite, or exhibiting excessive formality
She's very proper, and never wears slacks in public.
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| [13th century. Directly or via French< Latin proprius "your own, particular, special"] |
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| prop·er·ness noun |
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