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plural noun
the favorable and the unfavorable factors or reasons; advantages and disadvantages.
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Words nearby pros and cons
prorubricyte, pros-, prosaic, prosaism, prosaist, pros and cons, prosateur, Pros. Atty., Proscar, proscenium, prosciutto
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British Dictionary definitions for pros and cons
pros and cons
pl n
the various arguments in favour of and against a motion, course of action, etc
Word Origin for pros and cons
C16: from Latin prō for + con, from contrā against
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pros and cons
Arguments or considerations for and against something, as in We'd best weigh all the pros and cons before we decide to add a new wing to the library. This idiom is taken from the Latin pro for “for” and con for “against.” [Late 1500s]
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