"pro-form" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pro-forms [plural]
Etymology: pro- + form Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|form}} pro- + form Head templates: {{en-noun}} pro-form (plural pro-forms)
  1. (grammar) A word that substitutes for words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, whose meaning is recoverable in context. Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: substituent [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] Hyponyms: pro-sentence [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], pronoun [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences]

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