Proper

English

Alternative forms

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Etymology

Template:Root From Template:Inh, from Template:Der, Template:M, Template:Der (French: Template:M), from Template:Der.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

1. Suitable.
   1. Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable. Template:Defdate

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   2. Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous. Template:Defdate

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   3. Template:Lb Such that the preimage of every compact set is compact.
   4. Template:Lb Continuous, mapping closed sets to closed sets, and such that the preimage of every point is compact.
   5. Template:Lb separated, of finite type, and universally closed.
   6. Template:Lb such that unique morphism from the variety to $k$ is proper (as above).
   7. Template:Lb Such that every closed ball is compact
2. Possessed, related.
   1. Template:Lb Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter. Template:Defdate
   2. Pertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular. Template:Defdate

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        those higher and peculiar attributesTemplate:...which constitute our proper humanity

   3. Template:Lb In the strict sense; within the strict definition or core (of a specified place, taxonomic order, idea, etc).
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   4. Belonging to oneself or itself; own. Template:Defdate

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        every country, and more than that, every private place, hath his proper remedies growing in it, particular almost to the domineering and most frequent maladies of it.

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   5. Template:Lb Portrayed in natural or usual coloration, as opposed to conventional tinctures. Template:Defdate
   6. Template:Lb Being strictly part of some other thing (not necessarily explicitly mentioned, but of definitional importance), and not being the thing itself. Template:Defdate

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   7. Template:Lb Eigen-; designating a function or value which is an eigenfunction or eigenvalue. Template:Defdate
3. Accurate, strictly applied.
   1. Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be. (Now often merged with later senses.) Template:Defdate

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   2. Template:Lb Attractive, elegant. Template:Defdate
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   3. Template:Lb In the very strictest sense of the word. Template:Defdate

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   4. Template:Lb Utter, complete. Template:Defdate

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   5. Template:Lb Not being a set.

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Adverb

1. Template:Lb properly; thoroughly; completely.
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   • 1964, Saint Andrew Society (Glasgow, Scotland), The Scots magazine: Volume 82

     Don't you think you must have looked proper daft?

2. Template:Lb properly.
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   • 2012, Latta, Template:W, Hello (song)

     When I meet a bad chick, know I gotta tell her hello

     talk real proper, but she straight up out the ghetto

Noun

1. Template:Lb Something set apart for a special use.
2. Template:Lb A part of the Christian liturgy that varies according to the date.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Template:Suffix.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

1. near, close

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2. neighbouring
3. next

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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Czech

Pronunciation

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Verb

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Template:Bor, from Template:Der.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

1. cleanly
2. tidy

Derived terms

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References

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Dutch

Etymology

From Template:Inh, from Template:Der, from Template:Der.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

1. Template:Lb clean

Synonyms

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German

Etymology

Ultimately from Template:Der, from Template:Der. Probably borrowed in north-western dialects via Template:Der [13th c., sense: 15th c.], later generalized under the influence of modern Template:Der. The colloquial euphemism for “chubby” may, in part, be due to association with Template:M (whence also Template:M and Template:M).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

1. Template:Lb in good condition: clean; neat; well-kept; developed

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2. Template:Lb overweight; chubby

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Old French

Adjective

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   Or a mai entendez Ki proper volunté amez, Set Pechez 70

Swedish

Adjective

1. neat, tidy

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2. Template:L (following (strict) established social standards)

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References

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