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pro·rogue    Audio Help   [proh-rohg] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -rogued, -ro·guing.
1.to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body).
2.to defer; postpone.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME proroge < L prōrogāre to prolong, protract, defer, lit., to ask publicly, equiv. to prō- pro-1 + rogāre to ask, propose]

—Related forms
pro·ro·ga·tion    Audio Help   [proh-ruh-gey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key, noun

—Synonyms 1. suspend.
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