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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRO, a Latin and Greek preposition, signifying for, before, forth, is probably contracted from prod, coinciding with It. proda, a prow, prode, brave; having the primary sense of moving forward. See Prodigal. In the phrase, pro and con, that is, pro and contra, it answers to the English for; for and against.
In composition, pro denotes fore, forth, forward.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); "a pro vote" [ant: anti] n
1: an athlete who plays for pay [syn: professional, pro] [ant: amateur]
2: an argument in favor of a proposal [ant: con] adv
1: in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc. [ant: con]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation public relations officer

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural pros) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, preposition, for — more at for Date: 15th century 1. an argument or evidence in affirmation <an appraisal of the pros and cons> 2. the affirmative side or one holding it II. adverb Etymology: pro- Date: 15th century on the affirmative side ; in affirmation <much has been written pro and con> III. preposition Etymology: Latin Date: 1817 in favor of ; for IV. noun or adjective Date: 1866 professional

Oxford Reference Dictionary

abbr. 1 Public Record Office. 2 public relations officer.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & adj. colloq. --n. (pl. -os) a professional. --adj. professional. Phrases and idioms: pro-am involving professionals and amateurs. Etymology: abbr. 2. adj., n., & prep. --adj. (of an argument or reason) for; in favour. --n. (pl. -os) a reason or argument for or in favour. --prep. in favour of. Phrases and idioms: pros and cons reasons or considerations for and against a proposition etc. Etymology: L, = for, on behalf of

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pro Pro, prep. [L.; akin to prae before, Gr. ?, and E. for. See For, prep., and cf. Prior, a.] A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth. Pro confesso [L.] (Law), taken as confessed. The action of a court of equity on that portion of the pleading in a particular case which the pleading on the other side does not deny. Pro rata. [L. See Prorate.] In proportion; proportion. Pro re nata [L.] (Law), for the existing occasion; as matters are.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pro Pro, adv. For, on, or in behalf of, the affirmative side; -- in contrast with con. Pro and con, for and against, on the affirmative and on the negative side; as, they debated the question pro and con; -- formerly used also as a verb. Pros and cons, the arguments or reasons on either side.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(pros) 1. A pro is a professional. (INFORMAL) I have enjoyed playing with some of the top pros from Europe and America. ? amateur N-COUNT 2. A pro player is a professional sportsman or woman. You can also use pro to refer to sports that are played by professional sportsmen or women. (AM) ...a former college and pro basketball player... ADJ: ADJ n 3. If you are pro a particular course of action or belief, you agree with it or support it. (mainly BRIT) I'm one of the few that's very pro performance-related pay. = for ? anti PREP 4. The pros and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision. Motherhood has both its pros and cons. PHRASE: PHR after v, oft PHR of -ing/n

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	PRO
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	ACE
FAA District	NONE
State	IA
State	IOWA
County	DALLAS
County State	IA
City Name	PERRY
Full Name	PERRY MUNI
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"PERRY, IA 50220"
Elevation	1014
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	OMAHA
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	03
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	W
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NY1
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	N
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	N
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	019
Based Jet engine general aviation aircraft	001
General Aviation, Local Operations	001094
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	001093
Military Aircraft Operations	000050
Latitude	41.8280130556
Longitude	-94.1599036111
State FIPS code	19
State Postal Code	IA
Version	09

Moby Thesaurus

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