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pro-form

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English

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Etymology

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From pro- +‎ form.

Noun

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pro-form (plural pro-forms)

  1. (grammar) A word that substitutes for words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, whose meaning is recoverable in context.
    Synonym: substituent
    Hyponyms: pronoun, pro-sentence

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