Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prodrop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-drop
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In which certain classes of pronoun may be omitted when they can be inferred.

Etymology

pro(noun) + drop, with clipping.

Inflected Forms

pro-drop (alternative)

Phrases

pro-drop language

Antonyms

antidrop

Questions

What does prodrop mean?: In which certain classes of pronoun may be omitted when they can be inferred.
Where does prodrop come from?: pro(noun) + drop, with clipping.

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