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`.simil~r digestiv¢. chamber i\1 certain insects.a\ld worms, [PRor'(cid:173)
`+ Lat. ventriculus, stomach, dim. of venter, belly;];,,., pro'·
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`prov • erb (prov! urb I) n .. 1 •. A short pithy sayi\lg. th'!t expresses
`a basic truth .or practical precept. Z, Proverbs. (used wit/>. a
`sing. v.) See table aU3lble. [:tvj:E proverbe < OFr., <;Lat.
`proverbium : •.pro.:,. forth; see• PR0,-1 + verb!{m; ,word;· see
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`pro•ver•bl•al (pro-vfirl.be-ol) adj. ·1. Of the.nature of.a.,prov(cid:173)
`erb. Z. Ex. p. ressed in a proverb; 3. Widely referred t0, a.s .if th·e··
`subject of a proverb; famous .. -c pro•verlbl•<tl•ty,adv.
`pro•vlde (pro-vidl) v. -vld•ed, ·V\d!lng, 'VIdes;. -,tr;•1. To
`furnish; supply. Z. To make available; afford. 3. To set down
`as a stipulation. 4. Archaic. To make ready ahe.a.d of time;
`prepare. - intr. '1. To .. take •. measures in· preparatio\1.· .z •. To
`supply means of subsistence. 3. To. make a stipulation or con·
`dition. [ME providen <Lat. providere, to. provide for : pro-,
`forward; see PRo-1 + videre, to see;.see weld-*.]
`pro•vld•ed (pro-vfl did) conj. On the co\lditioll; if.
`prov•l•dence (provii-dons, -dens') n. 1 ... Care ·or.preparation
`in advance; foresight. Z. Prudent management; economy.
`3. The care, guardianship, and control.exercised by a deity;
`divine direction. 4. Providence. God.
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`Providence. The cap. of RI, in the NE part .on Narragansett
`Bay; founded by Roger. Williams in 1636; Pop. 160,728.
`prov•l•dent (priSv'I-dont, -dent 1) adj. 1. Providing for future
`\leeds or events. Z. Frugal; economical. [ME< Lat. providens,
`provident-, pr.part. of pr.ovidere, to provide for. See PRovruB.]
`- provll•dent•ly adv.
`prov•l•den•tlal (prov'I-denlshol) adj.1. Of or resulting from
`divine providence. Z. Happening as if through divine inter(cid:173)
`vention;. opportune. -prov11•denltlal•ly adv.
`pro•vld•er (pro-vfl dor) n. 1. One who supplies a means of
`subsistence. Z. One that makes something. available.
`pro•vld•lng (pro-vild!ng) conj. On the condition; provided.
`prov•lnce. (proviins) n. 1. A territory governed as an admin(cid:173)
`istrative or political unit of a country or an empire. Z. Eccles.
`A division of territory under the jurisdiction of an archbishop.
`3. provinces. Areas of a country situated away from the cap·
`ita\ or population center. 4. A comprehensive area of knowl(cid:173)
`edge, activity, or interest. 5, The range of one:s proper duties
`and functions; scope or jurisdiction. 6. Ecol. An area of land,
`less extensive than a region, having a characteristic plant and
`animal population. 7. Any of various lands outside Italy con·
`quered. by the Romans and administered ·as self-contained
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`Prov•lnce•town (prov'Ins-tounl). A .town of SE MA on the
`tip of,Cape Cod. Pilgrims first landed o\1 the sit.e in 1620
`before sailing on to Plymouth. Pop. 3,374.
`pro•vln•clal (pro-vfulshol) adj.1. Of or relating to a province.
`Z. Of or characteristic of people from the provinces; not fash(cid:173)
`ionable of sophisticated .. 3. Limited in·. perspective; .n.arrow
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`inces. Z. A person who has provincial ideas or habits; •. -c pro •
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`odat.ent form of a vir.us that.is capable of being integrated
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`pro•vi•.slon (pro,vizhlon) n. 1. The act of supp\ying;or:.fitting
`out,·Z. Something provided, 3, A preparatory a.ction ot:wea~­
`ure; 4 .. provisions. A sto.cl<; of necessary supplies, :esp., foo~i.
`5. A stipulation or. qualification; esp;· a clause•in a docurjiem
`or an agreement. '""' tr. v.,.,slon~d. -slon•ing, ,sions,J'o·•upJ?ly
`with provisions. [ME ~ OFr.; forethought <Lat. provfsil?,
`provisii5n.' .~ proVisi<s,. p.partd>LPr6videre, to . .foresee; ··pro<,
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`porarily for a job, typically before having. taken a qualifying
`examination. z. Provisional • .A member of the e"tremist fac':
`tion ohhe Itish•RepublicanArmy established in 1970, ""•PrO•
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`ument making a qualification or !estrictio\1;. [ME;. ~·Med.:Lat.
`proviso (9Had), provided (that) < Lat .. propfso; ablative of
`prov.fsus,:•P·Park ofpr6viderrt,.to provide;:, See .~Rovru.B.-1. ·:·····
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`;Lat;pr.<l1Jfsl!s; p:part.. pfptouidere; to provide £or, See PR<iY1L'Ji.]
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`' ce<;mverted to .its •:active foxlJ:i, through :Mrma\: metal?olism; '''"·
`Pro.•vo.t (p;¢1y:6); A.·dty.of.,Nocentral 'UT:SSE,pf•saltj:>ake
`,city:;· s:ettled l)y Mormons in18ji9;Pop> 86,83$: · ·
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