proprietary
proprietary is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, proprietary is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofproprietary
- A proprietor or owner.
- A body of proprietors, taken collectively.
- The rights of a proprietor.
- A monk who had reserved goods and belongings to himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the time of profession.
- Of or relating to property or ownership.
Example: "proprietary rights"
- Owning something; having ownership.
Example: "the proprietary class"
- Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.
Example: "The continuous profitability of the company is based on its many proprietary products."
- Nonstandard and controlled by one particular organization.
- Privately owned.
Example: "a proprietary lake; a proprietary chapel"
- (of a person) Possessive, jealous, or territorial.
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