properprocedure
nounUK /ˈprɒpə prəˈsiːdʒə/
US /ˈprɑːpər prəˈsiːdʒər/
The right way to do something, step by step.
Washing your hands is the properprocedure before you eat.
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2. The official set of steps you must follow for a task.
The teacher showed us the properprocedure for a fire drill.
3. A careful and polite way of doing something.
He followed the properprocedure when he asked to borrow a book.
4. The normal order of actions in a game or activity.
Let's learn the properprocedure for playing this board game.