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proper in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
    "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
    proper 
  2. 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"
    proper  right 
  3. having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
    "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job"
    proper 
  4. limited to the thing specified
    "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"
    proper 
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