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Proper

Proper a. Belonging to one; one's own; individual.
Proper a. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his proper instincts and appetites.
Proper a. 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.
Proper a. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome.
Proper a. 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.
Proper a. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper; the garden proper.
Proper a. Represented in its natural color;
said of any object used as a charge.
Proper adv. Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good.

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