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If "con" is the opposite of "pro", is "congress" the opposite of "progress"?


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[info]watt
2010-02-24 12:15 (saite)
a huj zin...

con·gress
 
 /n. ˈkɒŋgrɪs; v. kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ-/ Show Spelled[n. kong-gris; v. kuhn-gres, kuhng-]

familiar relations; dealings; intercourse.
coitus; sexual intercourse.

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[info]perkons
2010-02-24 12:19 (saite)
*Con is a Latin preposition meaning "together with".

*Pro is a Latin preposition meaning "for". It is the opposite of contra, which is very frequently abbreviated to con, a separate preposition.

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