Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee]
- /prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i/
- /prəˈpraɪə.tər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee]
- /prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i/
Definitions of proprietary word
- adjective proprietary belonging to a proprietor. 1
- adjective proprietary being a proprietor; holding property: the proprietary class. 1
- adjective proprietary pertaining to property or ownership: proprietary wealth. 1
- adjective proprietary belonging or controlled as property. 1
- adjective proprietary (of a brand name, product, service, formula, etc.) protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark: proprietary drugs; a proprietary name; a proprietary logo; a proprietary blend of ingredients. 1
- adjective proprietary privately owned and operated for profit: proprietary hospitals. 1
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Origin of proprietary
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (noun) < Medieval Latin proprietārius owner, noun use of Late Latin: of an owner, of ownership. See propriety, -ary
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Parts of speech for Proprietary
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
proprietary popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
proprietary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for proprietary
noun proprietary
- catholicon — a remedy for all ills; panacea
- counteractant — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counteragent — a person or thing that counteracts
- countermeasure — A countermeasure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless.
- freehold — a town in E New Jersey: battle of Monmouth courthouse 1778.
adjective proprietary
- copyrighted — Copyrighted material is protected by a copyright.
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