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fro.

From; away; back or backward.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/fɹəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/fɹoʊ/General-American
  1. From; away; back or backward.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fro, fra, from Old English fra (“from”), from Old Norse frá (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *fram (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“forth, forward”). Cognate with Scots frae (“fro, from”), Icelandic frá (“from”). More at from.

prep/fɹəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/fɹoʊ/General-American
  1. From.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fro, fra, from Old English fra (“from”), from Old Norse frá (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *fram (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“forth, forward”). Cognate with Scots frae (“fro, from”), Icelandic frá (“from”). More at from.

noun/fɹəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/fɹoʊ/General-American
  1. Clipping of afro (hairstyle).

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · slang
Where this word comes from

Clipping of afro.

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