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pro-drop

pro-drop is the alternative spelling of prodrop.

Meaning of prodrop

Adjective

prodrop (not comparable)

  1. In which certain classes of pronoun may be omitted when they can be inferred.
    Antonyms:
    antidrop

Origin of pro-drop

pro(noun) + drop, with clipping.

Phrases with pro-drop

Questions about pro-drop

What is pro-drop the alternative spelling of?
Pro-drop is the alternative spelling of prodrop.

Words near pro-drop in the dictionary

  1. pro-death
  2. pro-deather
  3. pro-deathers
  4. pro-democracy
  5. pro-democratic
  6. pro-drop
  7. pro-drop language
  8. pro-drop languages
  9. pro-Dutch
  10. pro-ED
  11. pro-European

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