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Definition of pro- prefix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pro-

prefix

/prəʊ/

/prəʊ/

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(in adjectives) in favour of; supporting
- pro-democracy
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- under-
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Word Originfrom Latin pro ‘in front of, on behalf of, instead of, on account of’.

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