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pro-sentence

pro-sentence noun: a function word or expression that substitutes for a whole sentence whose content is recoverable from the context.

Noun

pro-sentence (plural pro-sentences)

  1. A function word or expression that substitutes for a whole sentence whose content is recoverable from the context.

Forms of pro-sentence

pluralpro-sentences

Origin of pro-sentence

From pro- + sentence.

Words formed from pro-sentence

Questions about pro-sentence

What does pro-sentence mean?
Pro-sentence means a function word or expression that substitutes for a whole sentence whose content is recoverable from the context.
What part of speech is pro-sentence?
Pro-sentence is a noun.
What is the plural of pro-sentence?
The plural of pro-sentence is pro-sentences.

Words near pro-sentence in the dictionary

  1. pro-regime
  2. pro-Russian
  3. pro-secular
  4. pro-Semite
  5. pro-Semites
  6. pro-sentence
  7. pro-sentences
  8. pro-sex
  9. pro-shipper
  10. pro-shippers
  11. pro-shitter

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