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  • adjective Not proper.

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non- +‎ proper

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  • I invite anyone with a decent knowledge of spectral techniques to take a look at the paper for the purpose of actually seeing how these guys write papers… The procedure is about the following excuse me for the nonproper terminology, this is not exactly my field:

    Not A Solution to the Caramilk Secret « Climate Audit 2006

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