Proper and Separate

Proper

Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.

Separate and proper are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Separate" instead an adjective "Proper".

Nearby Words: property, properly

Separate

Separate adjective - Not the same or shared.

Proper and separate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Separate".

Both words in one sentence

  • Fan Fic / Soul Eater: Troubled Souls Necromancer: The practitioners of Reanimation Magic (though noted as being separate from Necromancy proper).
  • The city proper and its suburbs have separate nicknames based on their telephone area codes.
    Source: Fan Nickname
  • Electronic Music Hardcore Techno (in spite of the name, often considered a genre separate from Techno proper)
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