"proprium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: propria [plural]
Etymology: From Latin. Head templates: {{en-noun|propria}} proprium (plural propria)
  1. (philosophy) A property that applies to all members of a species and only to them, serving to distinguish the species from other species within the same genus, yet is not part of the true definition or the essence of the species. Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-proprium-en-noun-4i53k7sJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 63 3 12 5 12 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 3 9 4 9 4 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. (theology) selfhood Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-proprium-en-noun-UETt3owP Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nomen proprium
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