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Definition of PROPRIETARY

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: one that possesses, owns, or holds exclusive right to something; specifically : proprietor 1
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: something that is used, produced, or marketed under exclusive legal right of the inventor or maker; specifically : a drug (as a patent medicine) that is protected by secrecy, patent, or copyright against free competition as to name, product, composition, or process of manufacture