What is the meaning of PROPER. Phrases containing PROPER
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a.
Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper; the garden proper.
adv.
Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good.
a.
That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.
n.
Properispomenon.
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Possessing property; holding real estate, or other investments of money.
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That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or small property.
n.
The quality of being proper.
v. t.
To make a property of; to appropriate.
v. t.
To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes.
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Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the proper element for fish; a proper dress.
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To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.
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Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the whole; not appellative; -- opposed to common; as, a proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.
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An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.
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Belonging to the natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his proper instincts and appetites.
n.
An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries on the continent of Europe, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey; a visa.
v. t.
To invest which properties, or qualities.
adv.
In a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly; as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted.
v. t.
To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
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