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Prov

1

[prov]

noun

  1. Provo.



prov.

2

abbreviation

  1. province.

  2. provincial.

  3. provisional.

  4. provost.

Prov.

3

abbreviation

  1. Provençal.

  2. Provence.

  3. Proverbs.

  4. Province.

  5. Provost.

Prov.

1

abbreviation

  1. Bible Proverbs

  2. Province

  3. Provost

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prov.

2

abbreviation

  1. province

  2. provincial

  3. provisional

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Prov.1

By shortening from Provo or provisional
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Example Sentences

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An early contribution of $500,000 to the recall effort came from Orange County donor John Kruger through his limited liability company Prov 3:9, named for the Bible verse: “Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce.”

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Robert Boyle asked: And how will it be prov’d, that the Omniscient God, or that admirable Contriver, Nature, can exhibit Phaenomena by no wayes, but such as are explicable, by the dim Reason of Man?

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The largest donor is John Kruger, an Orange County entrepreneur and education reform advocate who has given $500,000 through his Irvine-based Prov.

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The donation was made by Irvine-based Prov.

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State business records show Prov.

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