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proprietary

/pɹəˈpɹɑɪətɛɹi/
noun

  1. A proprietor or owner.

  2. A body of proprietors, taken collectively.

  3. The rights of a proprietor.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to property or ownership.

    "proprietary rights"

  2. Owning something; having ownership.

    "the proprietary class"

  3. Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.

    "The continuous profitability of the company is based on its many proprietary products."

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