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pro⋅pri⋅um

[proh-pree-uhm]
–noun, plural -pri⋅a [-pree-uh] . Logic.
a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.
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pro·pri·a   (prō'prē-ə)   
n.  Plural of proprium.
pro·pri·um   (prō'prē-əm)   
n.   pl. pro·pri·a (-prē-ə)
In Aristotelian thought, a predicable property common to all members of a kind but not constituting part of the definition of that kind.

[Medieval Latin, from neuter of Latin proprius, proper (to) (translation of Greek idion); see per1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: propria
—see LAMINA PROPRIA, SUBSTANTIA PROPRIA, TUNICA PROPRIA
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