Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pro-life

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
pro-life
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life; believing that life should be protected from its beginning to natural death in all or most circumstances.

American usage

adj

Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life; believing that life should be protected from its beginning to natural death in all or most circumstances.

adj

Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life; believing that life should be protected from its beginning to natural death in all or most circumstances.

adj

Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life; believing that life should be protected from its beginning to natural death in all or most circumstances.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English pro- Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībanąder. Proto-Germanic *lībą Proto-West Germanic *līb Old English līf Middle English lyf English life English pro-life From pro- + life.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pro-life (comparative) most pro-life (superlative) prolife (alternative)

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Questions

What does pro-life mean?
Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life; believing that life should be protected from its beginning to natural death in all or most circumstances.
Where does pro-life come from?
Etymology tree English pro- Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībanąder. Proto-Germanic *lībą Proto-West Germanic *līb Old English līf Middle English lyf English life English pro-life From pro- + life.

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