pros-

¹ American  

1. a combining form meaning “toward; near,” used in the formation of compound words.

   proskomide.

2. a combining form meaning “in front of; forward,” used in the formation of compound words.

   prosencephalon.

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pros. ² American  

abbreviation

1. proscenium.

2. prosody.

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Example Sentences

Under such protection, the young artist had every pros- Page xiv pect of a brilliant career in the capital.

From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 by Burney, Fanny

The immediate foreground presented a very cheering pros-

From Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green by Bede, Cuthbert

It was the intelligence assignment of a lifetime, one that insured a peaceful and pros- perous retirement for Alex.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn

Month after month passed away, and brought no pros- pect of returning health.

From Our nig, or, sketches from the life of a free black, in a two-story white house, North Showing that slavery's shadows fall even there by Wilson, Harriet E.

Not so much in deference to the implicit threats issued him by Alex, over computer and untraceable of course, but by the pros- pect of continued income.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn