"pro and con" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pros and cons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|pros and cons}} pro and con (plural pros and cons)
  1. singular of pros and cons Tags: form-of, singular Form of: pros and cons
    Sense id: en-pro_and_con-en-noun-~WZ2Nxsm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Verb

Forms: pro and cons [present, singular, third-person], pros and cons [present, singular, third-person], pro and conning [participle, present], proing and conning [participle, present], pro and conned [participle, past], pro and conned [past], proed and conned [participle, past], proed and conned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|((pro and con<>,pro<> and con<>))}} pro and con (third-person singular simple present pro and cons or pros and cons, present participle pro and conning or proing and conning, simple past and past participle pro and conned or proed and conned)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To debate the advantages and disadvantages of (something or someone). Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-pro_and_con-en-verb-VB83FULA

Inflected forms

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