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  • 31proper — adjective 1) he s not a proper scientist Syn: real, genuine, actual, true, bona fide; informal kosher Ant: fake 2) the proper channels Syn: right, correct …

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  • 32proper — adjective 1) he s not a proper scientist Syn: real, genuine, actual, true, bona fide; informal kosher 2) the proper channels Syn: right, correct, accepted, conventional, established …

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  • 33Proper — 1) Parts of the mass which change with the liturgical calendar or for a particular occasion; section of *breviary or *missal which contains the proper of the mass and offices proper to holy days. 2) Her. Describes an object as represented in its… …

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  • 34proper — Synonyms and related words: Christian, OK, absolute, accepted, accommodated to, according to, according to Hoyle, accurate, acknowledged, adapted, adapted to, adjusted to, admitted, advantageous, advisable, after, agreeable to, agreeably to, all… …

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  • 35proper — angenehm, ansprechend, gepflegt, makellos, nett, ordentlich, reinlich, sauber; (ugs.): appetitlich, manierlich, tipptopp, wie aus dem Ei gepellt/geschält; (ugs., oft abwertend): geschniegelt; (ugs. scherzh.): wie geleckt; (veraltend): adrett,… …

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  • 36proper — prọ|per 〈Adj.〉 sauber, ordentlich; oV ; proper aussehen; proper gekleidet sein; eine propere Wohnung [Etym.: <frz. propre »sauber«] …

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  • 37proper — [13] Proper originally meant ‘belonging to itself, particular to itself’ (a sense now defunct in English except in certain fossilized contexts, such as the astronomical term proper motion). It comes via Old French propre from Latin prōprius… …

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  • 38proper — prop•er [[t]ˈprɒp ər[/t]] adj. 1) adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; suitable 2) conforming to established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous 3) fitting; right 4) belonging or pertaining exclusively to a… …

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  • 39proper — [13] Proper originally meant ‘belonging to itself, particular to itself’ (a sense now defunct in English except in certain fossilized contexts, such as the astronomical term proper motion). It comes via Old French propre from Latin prōprius… …

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  • 40proper — prọ·per Adj; gespr; sauber und gepflegt <ein Aussehen, ein Zimmer; sich proper kleiden> …

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