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'proper' - used as an adjective
Synonyms for 'proper'
1. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
proper medical treatment
proper manners
2. limited to the thing specified
the city proper
his claim is connected with the deed proper
3. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
everything in its proper place
4. having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack
he finally has a proper job
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    To die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly. Death of one's own free choice, death at the proper time, with a clear head and with joyfulness, consummated in the midst of children and witnesses: so that an actual leave-taking is possible while he who is leaving is still there. - Click here to find out.
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    In the game of Monopoly, the most landed on properties are B&O; Railroad, Illinois Avenue, and "Go."