pro confesso in English

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Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prō cōnfessō (“as, instead of it being confessed”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|prō cōnfessō||as, instead of it being confessed}} Borrowed from Latin prō cōnfessō (“as, instead of it being confessed”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} pro confesso (not comparable)

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"pro confesso" meaning in English

Adverb