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  • Definition
    • proper :marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
      • proper medical treatment|proper manners

    • proper :having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
      • wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack|he finally has a proper job

    • proper :limited to the thing specified
      • the city proper|his claim is connected with the deed proper

    • proper :appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
      • everything in its proper place|the right man for the job|she is not suitable for the position

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