Pro

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pro- \Pro-\ [L. pro, or Gr. ?. See {Pro}.]
     A prefix signifying before, in front, forth, for, in behalf
     of, in place of, according to; as, propose, to place before;
     proceed, to go before or forward; project, to throw forward;
     prologue, part spoken before (the main piece); propel,
     prognathous; provide, to look out for; pronoun, a word


     instead of a noun; proconsul, a person acting in place of a
     consul; proportion, arrangement according to parts.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pro \Pro\, prep. [L.; akin to prae before, Gr. ?, and E. for.
     See {For}, prep., and cf. {Prior}, a.]
     A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Pro confesso} [L.] (Law), taken as confessed. The action of
        a court of equity on that portion of the pleading in a
        particular case which the pleading on the other side does
        not deny.
  
     {Pro rata}. [L. See {Prorate}.] In proportion; proportion.
  
     {Pro re nata} [L.] (Law), for the existing occasion; as
        matters are.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pro \Pro\, adv.
     For, on, or in behalf of, the affirmative side; -- in
     contrast with {con}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Pro and con}, for and against, on the affirmative and on the
        negative side; as, they debated the question pro and con;
        -- formerly used also as a verb.
  
     {Pros and cons}, the arguments or reasons on either side.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pro
       adj : in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); "a pro vote" [ant:
              {anti}]
       n 1: an athlete who plays for pay [syn: {professional}] [ant: {amateur}]
       2: an argument in favor of a proposal [ant: {con}]
       adv : on the affirmative side [ant: {con}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  81 Moby Thesaurus words for "pro":
     Admirable Crichton, adept, advocating, all for, approving,
     argument, argumentum, artisan, artist, attache, authority, aye,
     backing, case, con, connaisseur, connoisseur, cons, consideration,
     consultant, cordon bleu, crack shot, craftsman, dead shot,
     diplomat, diplomatist, doyen, elder statesman, elenchus,
     experienced hand, expert, expert consultant, favorable, favoring,
     for, functional, gownsman, graduate, handy man, ignoratio elenchi,
     in favor of, industrial, interest, journeyman, marksman, master,
     nay, no, no slouch, official, old pro, plaidoyer, plea, pleading,
     politician, professional, professor, proficient, pros,
     pros and cons, reason, refutation, savant, seasoned professional,
     shark, sharp, side, special pleading, statesman, supporting,
     talking point, technical, technical adviser, technician,
     the affirmative, the negative, vocational, well-disposed,
     well-inclined, whiz, with
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PRO
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  PRO. A Latin proposition signifying `for.' As to its effects in contracts, 
  vide Plowd. 412.