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  1. which is the best preposition to follow "proprietary"?

    Jan 15, 2015 · The only examples I can see in the OED, of proprietary, used in this sense, employ the preposition to. So the intellectual property is proprietary to the company.

  2. I just wrote "propriety" when I meant to say "proprietarity", but that ...

    The adjective corresponding to proprietary in Latin is proprietarius. I can't find any example of a Latin adjective ending in -ius being nominalized by replacing -ius with the suffix -itas; the usual pattern …

  3. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 27, 2015 · Note that proprietary retains the central concern with property in the sense of owned things, while propriety links to property in the sense of quality or characteristic.

  4. What is the etymology and exact meaning of "crockpot"?

    Oct 15, 2022 · The OED provides: “crock pot n. Cookery (originally U.S.) (originally) = sense 1; (now) spec. (also with capital initials) (a proprietary name for) a lidded pot with an integral electrical heating …

  5. What is "since before" without anything between these two words?

    Dec 8, 2019 · 'Had proprietary rights' is a condition that no longer prevails. Now, a completely different situation exists. What changed one condition to another is 'the coming of the whites'. 'Since before' …

  6. Word request: "proprietary currency" or "artificial money"

    Jun 1, 2015 · Word request: "proprietary currency" or "artificial money" Ask Question Asked 10 years, 5 months ago Modified 9 years, 2 months ago

  7. Difference between the verbs "appropriate" and "expropriate"?

    Mar 27, 2016 · Expropriate has the following definitions (Merriam-Webster): to deprive of possession or proprietary rights to transfer (the property of another) to one's own possession For example, in the

  8. Can a female proprietor be called as "proprietor"?

    Feb 28, 2014 · I know the female version of proprietor can be called as proprietress or proprietrix. But I want to know whether a female proprietor can also be called a proprietor? Or does proprietor only …

  9. programming - What would I call a program that was developed ...

    Jan 11, 2021 · Software used and developed within an organization is often called either in-house or proprietary software, as opposed to shrink-wrapped of off-the-shelf software. Work done to develop …

  10. Why "meth-", "eth-", "prop-", when there is "uni-","di-","tri-"?

    In chemistry, the homologous series for hydrocarbons uses the following prefixes: Meth- Eth- Prop- But- Pent- Hex- Hept- Oct- Why are these prefixes used, instead of just usin...