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Profectitious
Pronunciation : Pro`fec*ti"tious
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. profectitius, fr. proficisci to set out, proceed.]
Definition : Defn: Proceeding from, as from a parent; derived, as from an ancestor. [R.] The threefold distinction of profectitious, adventitious, and professional was ascertained. Gibbon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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