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proper sounds correct. sm

Posted By: Txczech on 2006-01-18
In Reply to: The hip joint "proper" is unremarkable. - Does this sound correct?

Subject: proper sounds correct. sm

Think in this case proper means:


 


4 : strictly limited to a specified thing  *the city proper*


 


 




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