Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sic pro

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: sic pro
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to note an error in text as quoted and to supply the supposed intended meaning

Example Sentences

"They wrote to us, saying that they want to "make America grate [sic pro great] again"."
""Since the conferences held with the Portuguese ambassadors, some say that between the cape called of Good Hope by the Portuguese, which is on [sic pro beyond] the route they now follow to reach the Gold Mine and Guinea southward...""

Etymology

From Latin sic pro (“[written] as such in place of”).

Synonyms

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Questions

What does sic pro mean?: Used to note an error in text as quoted and to supply the supposed intended meaning
Where does sic pro come from?: From Latin sic pro (“[written] as such in place of”).

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