Meanings
- uncommonUsed to note an error in text as quoted and to supply the supposed intended meaning
They wrote to us, saying that they want to "make America grate [sic pro great] again".
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"Since the conferences held with the Portuguese ambassadors, some say that between the cape called of Good Hope by the Portuguese, which is on [sic pro beyond] the route they now follow to reach the Gold Mine and Guinea southward..."
1897, Henry Harrisse, The Diplomatic History of America: Its First Chapter 1452-1493-1494, pages 62–63Synonyms: read
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseUsed to note an error in text as quoted and to supply the supposed intended meaning
Origin
- Latinsic pro“[written] as such in place of”
- Englishsic pro
From Latin sic pro (“[written] as such in place of”).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
sic pro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sic%20pro
“sic pro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sic%20pro. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sic pro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sic%20pro.
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