"prospiracy" meaning in All languages combined

See prospiracy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: prospiracies [plural]
Etymology: A play on the word conspiracy, where the con- element, reinterpreted as con (“a disadvantage”), has been altered to pro (“an advantage”). By surface analysis, pro- + conspiracy. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|pro-|conspiracy}} By surface analysis, pro- + conspiracy Head templates: {{en-noun}} prospiracy (plural prospiracies)
  1. (rare, nonce word) A secret plan by a group to do something beneficial. Tags: nonce-word, rare

Inflected forms

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