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- the formal ball called for proper attire—tuxedos and full-length gowns only
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- there is really more than one proper way to pronounce that word in English
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- we had nodded and said hello to one another but had never had a proper introduction
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- you'll need to have a proper diet if you want to lose weight
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- applicable,
- appropriate,
- apt,
- becoming,
- befitting,
- felicitous,
- fit,
- fitted,
- fitting,
- good,
- happy,
- meet,
- pretty,
- right,
- suitable
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- malaria and other diseases that are proper to the tropics
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The first known use of proper was in the 14th century
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