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propriety

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1. n. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property. Source: opted
2. n. That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity. Source: opted
3. n. The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with established principles, rules, or customs; fitness; appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language, manners, etc. Source: opted
4. n. correct or appropriate behavior Source: wordnet
5. n:100 n. correct or appropriate behavior Source: ecdict

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behavior correct property appropriate proper quality acknowledged appropriateness consonance customs established fitness hold individual inherent language manners ownership peculiarity personal principles right rule rules

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