[prop-er] 
| 1. | adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries. |
| 2. | conforming to established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous: a very proper young man. |
| 3. | fitting; right: It was only proper to bring a gift. |
| 4. | strictly belonging or applicable: the proper place for a stove. |
| 5. | belonging or pertaining exclusively or distinctly to a person, thing, or group. |
| 6. | strict; accurate. |
| 7. | in the strict sense of the word (usually used postpositively): Shellfish do not belong to the fishes proper. Is the school within Boston proper or in the suburbs? |
| 8. | Grammar.
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| 9. | normal or regular. |
| 10. | belonging to oneself or itself; own. |
| 11. | Chiefly British Informal. complete or thorough: a proper thrashing. |
| 12. | Ecclesiastical. used only on a particular day or festival: the proper introit. |
| 13. | Heraldry. (of a device) depicted in its natural colors: an oak tree proper. |
| 14. | Informal.
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| 15. | Mathematics. (of a subset of a set) not equal to the whole set. |
| 16. | Archaic. of good character; respectable. |
| 17. | Informal. thoroughly; completely. |
| 18. | Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time. |
