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proper vs specific

specific vs proper

proper is not a noun while specific is a noun.

proper and specific both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
proper No Yes No No
specific Yes Yes No No
proper (noun) specific (noun)
a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
proper (adjective) specific (adjective)
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
having all the qualities typical of the thing specified relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
limited to the thing specified stated explicitly or in detail
Difference between proper and specific

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