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ex professo

ex professo adverb: professedly; by profession.

Adverb

ex professo (not comparable)

  1. Professedly; by profession.
  2. As an expert; with the competence one would expect from a professional; in the capacity of an expert.
  3. Expressly.

Origin of ex professo

From Latin ex professo (“by profession”).

Questions about ex professo

What does ex professo mean?
Ex professo means professedly; by profession.
What part of speech is ex professo?
Ex professo is an adverb.

Words near ex professo in the dictionary

  1. ex opere operato
  2. ex parte
  3. ex pede Herculem
  4. ex post
  5. ex post facto
  6. ex professo
  7. ex proprio motu
  8. ex proprio vigore
  9. ex ray
  10. ex rays
  11. ex rerum natura

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