adj
Meaning 1
Not proper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
- a nonproper subset
- a nonproper noun
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nonproper
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Latin propriusbor. Anglo-Norman proprebor. Middle English propre English proper English nonproper From non- + proper.