Meaning of proper | Babel Free

Definitions

1. own (belonging to)
2. A surname.
3. Something set apart for a special use.
   obsolete
4. A part of the Christian liturgy that varies according to the date.
5. Thoroughly: beat the eggs good and proper.
6. typical, characteristic
7. The portion of the liturgy that varies according to the particular feast or season of the year.
8. a noun or name which names a particular person, thing or place (beginning with a capital letter). `John' and `New York' are proper nouns. eienaam إسْم عَلَم собствено име nome próprio vlastní jméno der Eigenname egennavn κύριο όνομα nombre propio pärisnimi اسم خاص erisnimi nom propre שֵׁם-עֶצֶם פְּרָטִי व्यक्ति वाचक संज्ञा, व्यक्ति वाचक नाम tulajdonnév nama diri sérnafn nome proprio* 固有名詞 고유 명사 tikrinis daiktavardis/vardas īpašvārds kata nama khas eigennaamegennavn imię własne خاص نوم nome pr...
9. propio-a, particular, apropiado-a.
10. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting: the proper knife for cutting bread; not a proper moment for a joke.
11. Called for by rules or conventions; correct: the proper form for a business letter.
12. Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly: a proper lady; a proper gentleman.
13. Belonging to one; own: restored to his proper shape by the magician.
14. Being within the strictly limited sense, as of a term designating something: the town proper, excluding the suburbs.
15. Ecclesiastical For use in the liturgy of a particular feast or season of the year.
    Ecclesiastical

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