Word: proper
Word origin: Middle English: from Old French propre, from Latin proprius ‘one's own, special’.
Phonetic:
ˈprɒpəListen:
denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be; genuine. Example: she's never had a proper job
of the required or correct type or form; suitable or appropriate. Example: an artist needs the proper tools
belonging or relating exclusively or distinctively to; particular to. Example: the two elephant types proper to Africa and to southern Asia
in the natural colours.
(of a person) good-looking. Example: he is a proper youth!
denoting a subset or subgroup that does not constitute the entire set or group, especially one that has more than one element.
satisfactorily or correctly. Example: my eyes were all blurry and I couldn't see proper
the part of a church service that varies with the season or feast. Example: we go to the High Mass, with plainsong propers sung by the Ritual Choir
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