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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pro-state

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
pro-s-tate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Favoring the government, or favoring the government of a state as opposed to a federal government.

Etymology

From pro- + state.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more pro-state (comparative) most pro-state (superlative)

Questions

What does pro-state mean?
Favoring the government, or favoring the government of a state as opposed to a federal government.
Where does pro-state come from?
From pro- + state.

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