🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

적절한

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeokjeolhan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Proper/ˈprɒp.ər/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"공식 행사에 적절한 복장을 입는 것이 중요합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Belonging to or characteristic of a particular person or thing; appropriate.

    "It's important to wear proper attire for the formal event."
As noun
  1. 1

    A proper noun; a name that identifies a particular person, place, or organization.

    "In the sentence, 'London is a city', 'London' is a proper noun."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'proper' originates from the Latin 'proprius', meaning 'one's own' or 'particular'. It evolved through Old French 'propre' in the Middle Ages, which carried the sense of being suitable or appropriate, leading to its modern English usage.

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