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sic pro en · X

Etymology

From Latin sic pro (“[written] as such in place of”).

Meanings

  1. (uncommon) Used 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".
    • "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 62–63:

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