pro forma

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  1. adjective Done as a formality; perfunctory.
  2. adjective Provided in advance so as to prescribe form or describe items: a pro forma copy of a document.

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  1. New Latin prō fōrmā : prō, for the sake of + fōrmā, ablative of fōrma, form.

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  1. Latin: pro, for; formā, ablative of forma, form.
 

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/ˈproʊ fɔrmə/
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