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prop·erly speak·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. properly speaking, strictly speaking, to be preciseadverb

    in actual fact

    "properly speaking, they are not husband and wife"

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  1. properly speaking

    "Properly speaking" is a phrase used to indicate that something is being described or explained in the most accurate manner, strictly according to the rules or facts. It is typically employed to correct or clarify a previous statement, stressing the precise, formal or technically correct term or definition.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of properly speaking in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of properly speaking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of properly speaking in a Sentence

  1. Joseph Conrad:

    Only the young have such moments .I don´t mean the very young, No. The very young have, properly speaking, no moments.


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  • собственно говоряRussian

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