Definition of "pro" []

• An argument or consideration in favor of something: weighing the pros and cons. (noun)
• One who supports a proposal or takes the affirmative side in a debate. (noun)
• In favor; affirmatively: arguing pro and con. (adverb)
• Affirmative; supporting: a pro vote. (adjective)
• A professional, especially in sports. (noun)

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• "WORD CORRECT PRONUNCIATION bivouac _biv'wak_ chargé d'affaires _shar zha'daffar'_ connoisseur _connissur_ dishabille _dis'abil_ ennui _onwe_, not _ongwe_ finale _finah'le_ foyer _fwaya'_ massage _masahzh_ naïve _nah'ev_ papier maché _papya mahsha_ piquant _pe'kant_ prima facie _prima fa'shie_ pro tempore _pro tem'pore_ régime _razhem'_"
• "He had always intended to celebrate this garden, and when he was preparing to return to Batsford in 1915 he wrote to me that he was going to write an _Apologia pro Horto meo_, as long before he had composed one _pro Banibusis meis_."