Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Done as a formality; perfunctory.
- adjective Provided in advance so as to prescribe form or describe items.
from The Century Dictionary.
- As a matter of form.
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- adjective For the sake of form only.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a set manner without serious attention
- adjective as a formality only
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin prō fōrmā : prō, for the sake of + fōrmā, ablative of fōrma, form.]
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From Latin, see Latin etymology.
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artoparts commented on the word pro forma
See: pro forma invoice.
June 19, 2009
jwjarvis commented on the word pro forma
By no means was this pro forma.
September 14, 2010