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proprium

[ proh-pree-uh m ]

/ ˈproʊ pri əm /

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noun, plural pro·pri·a [proh-pree-uh] /ˈproʊ pri ə/. Logic.

a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.

Words nearby proprium

proprioception, proprioceptive, proprioceptive mechanism, proprioceptive reflex, proprioceptor, proprium, props, props , propter hoc, proptosis, propulsion

Example sentences from the Web for proprium

If A be really a proprium of superficies, it cannot be also proprium of body.

Aristotle |George Grote
It is a proprium per se of man to be an animal by nature tractable.

Aristotle |George Grote
Wherever the affirmation is a proprium of the subject, the negation cannot also be a proprium thereof; and vice vers.

Aristotle |George Grote
Thus, if it be proprium of man to be a walking-biped, it must also be proprium of bird to be a flying-biped.

Aristotle |George Grote

Learning is an accident in man, though educability is a proprium.

Logic, Inductive and Deductive |William Minto

British Dictionary definitions for proprium

proprium

/ (ˈprəʊprɪəm) /

noun

Also called: property logic obsolete an attribute that is not essential to a species but is common and peculiar to it

Word Origin for proprium

C16: Latin, neuter sing of proprius proper, own