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Webster 1913 Edition


Pro-

Pro-

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[L.
pro
, or Gr. [GREEK]. See
Pro
.]
A prefix signifying before, in front, forth, for, in behalf of, in place of, according to;
as,
pro
pose, to place before;
pro
ceed, to go before or forward;
pro
ject, to throw forward;
pro
logue, part spoken before (the main piece);
pro
pel,
pro
gnathous;
pro
vide, to look out for;
pro
noun, a word instead of a noun;
pro
consul, a person acting in place of a consul;
pro
portion, arrangement according to parts.