pro-form

noun

Etymology

From pro- + form.

  1. derived from fōrma
  2. derived from forme
  3. inherited from forme
  4. prefixed as pro-form — “pro + form

Definitions

  1. A word that substitutes for words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, whose meaning is…

    A word that substitutes for words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, whose meaning is recoverable in context.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pro-form. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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