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Prov

[prov]
–noun
Provo.

Origin:
by shortening from Provo or provisional

Prov.

1. Provençal.
2. Provence.
3. Proverbs.
4. Province.
5. Provost.

Pro⋅ven⋅çal

[proh-vuhn-sahl, prov-uhn-; Fr. praw-vahn-sal]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Provence, its people, or their language.
–noun
2. a native or inhabitant of Provence.
3. Also called Occitan. a Romance language once widely spoken in southern France, still in use in some rural areas. Abbreviation: Pr, Pr., Prov. Compare langue d'oc.
4. the dialect of Provençal used in Provence.

Origin:
1580–90; < MF < L prōvinciālis provincial. See Provence, -al 1

Prov⋅erbs

[prov-erbz]
–noun
(used with a singular verb) a book of the Bible, containing the sayings of sages. Abbreviation: Prov.
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