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►                OF VOICE/SOUND ;'y 5 [U] the act of making your voice, a sound, etc. audible (= able to be heard) at a distance

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►                PSYCHOLOGY A g. 'f- 6 [U] the act of imagining that sb

else is thinking the same as you and is reacting in the same way gift ( 7 S g B      )

►                OF THOUGHTS/FEELINGS If 7 [C, U] the act of giving a form and structure to inner thoughts and feelings ( & 1® li'lf (ft ) WM, mMl it: The idea of God is a

projection of humans’ need to have something greater than themselves.  toM%,

pro jec tion ist /pra'd3ekjamst/ noun a person whose job is to show films/movies by operating a projector

project-or /pr0'd3ekta(r)/ noun a piece of equipment for projecting photographs or films/movies onto a screen #1; a slide projector iQ ft #1 — see

alSO OVERHEAD PROJECTOR

pro-lapse /'praulasps; NAmE 'prou-/ noun (medical |£) a condition in which an organ of the body has slipped forward or down from its normal position ( M FA tl W

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prole /praul; NAmE proul/ noun (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) an offensive word for. a working class person ( ^jpEiL     Y

pro le tarian /.praula'tearian; NAmE .proula'ter-/ adj. connected with ordinary people who earn money by working, especially those who do not own any property Ai^MEft; XAW\Zkto —compare bour­geois ► pro le tar ian noun

the pro-le-tar-iat /.praula'teariat; NAmE .proula'ter-/ noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.j (technical A iff-) (used especially when talking about the past jtfflIXjf iiA) the class of ordinary people who earn money by working, espe­cially those who do not own any property AT2 Bfr tk; XARAI8. — compare bourgeoisie , pro-'life adj. [usually before noun] opposed to abortion Sitefftj;'     the pro-life movement fxW.

0 a pro-life campaigner JgigJ$— com­pare PRO-CHOICE

proliferate /pra'lifareit/ verb [V] to increase rapidly in number or amount jj£ % S ( J& iff 51 ) ; Sl±§ HT1 multiply : Books and articles on the subject have proliferated over the last year. M A       , tEAii ‘

pro liferation /pra.lifa'reijn/ noun . [U, sing.] the sudden increase in the number or amount of sth; a large number of a particular thing #iff; MM', ; Altlft#$9: attempts to prevent cancer cell proliferation lb £EH M A   f) o a proliferation of personal

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pro lific /pra'lifik/ adj. 1 (of an artist, a writer, etc. X A ^, fA % If) producing many works, etc. ^ A (ft; fr] fAftH (ft; a prolific author ^ntofYM 0 a prolific goal- scorer ft ft H 7- O one of the most prolific periods in her career M (ft fr] ft £ M A $ JH ft A to Ht M Z ' 2 (of plants, animals, etc. ft #J, Mfd] #) producing a lot of fruit, flowers, young, etc. 7 ® (ft ; (ft ; £ W to 3 able to produce enough food, etc. to keep many animals and plants alive H (ft; U (ft ; IE if ft: prolific rivers        4 existing in large numbers fc

^ ft; A fit Eft : a pop star with a prolific following of teenage fans M A fit '> J§ '> A W. to 'M Ft ffc M ► pro-1 if ic-al-ly odv.: to write prolificacy H fA # # o animals that breed prolifically %AtorjM pro-lix /'prauliks; NAmE 'prou-/ ady. {formal) (of writing, a speech, etc. XM, ft ii5 3|) using too many words and therefore boring % AX Eft; ^ $ ift; ^l& ft ► pro-lix- ity /prau'hksati; NAmE prou-/ noun [U] pro logue /'praulng; NAmE ’proulorg; -la:g/ noun a speech, etc. at the beginning of a play, book, or film/ movie that introduces it FA W; FA H; jf if] £t       com­

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pro-long /pra'lDq; NAmE -'lorrj; -'laiq/ verb [VN] to make sth last longer HT1 extend: The operation could prolong his life by two or three years. fS M r A . o Don’t prolong the agony (= of not

knowing sth) —just tell us who won!                    1&

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pro longa tion /.praulnp'geijn; NAmE ,proulo:r)-; -la:r)-/ noun [U, sing.] (formal) the act of making sth last longer 51 A:; ® fft : the artificial prolongation of human life

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pro-longed /pra'lnpd; NAmE -'loipd; -’laipd/ adj. continuing for a long time jf A (ft ; A: M to : a prolonged illness Aift ^ <0 a prolonged period of dry weather

prom /prom; NAmE praim/ noun 1 (especially in the US) a formal dance, especially one that is held at a high school ( Afalimi^'Alft ) the senior prom

[S5   A 2 (BrE, informal, becoming old-fashioned)

= promenade /?.(1): to walk along the prom

3 (BrE) = promenade concert: the last night of the proms jIFI 11)5Mi

prom en ade /.proma'naid; NAmE ,pra:ma'neid/. noun, verb

a noun 1 (also informal prom) (both BrE, becoming old-fashioned) a public place for walking, usually a wide path beside the sea

il 2 (old-fashioned) a walk that you take for pleasure or exercise, especially by the sea, in a public park, etc.

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s verb [V] (old-fashioned) to walk up and down in a relaxed way, by the sea, in a public park, etc. ( AO

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.promenade ’concert (also informal prom) (both BrE) noun a concert at which many of the audience stand up or sit on the floor A (   )

Pro-me-thean /pra'mi:9ian/ adj. doing things in an individual and original way and showing no respect for authority and rules ft A A ft] ift;   (l^J;

(ft fSTHTeTTyH From the Greek myth in which Prometheus, a Titan, stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans.

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promethium /pra‘mi:9iam/ noun [U] (symb Pm) a chemical element. Promethium is a radioactive metal that was first produced artificially in a nuclear reactor and is found in small amounts in nature. A(r

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prom in ence /'prnminans; NAmE 'praim-/ noun [u, sing.] the state of being important, well known or noticeable Silc; 3? ft;       ft^g: a young actor who has

recently risen to prominence H jfr  M

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prom-in-ent /'prominent; NAmE 'praim-/ adj. 1 im­portant or well known Jr H (ft ; H ^ to^ ft (ft : a prominent politician Xft (ftiS^Vn^ O He played a prom­inent part in the campaign.Atk/iEis^ A^1^7 FA M o O She was prominent in the fashion industry. M 2 easily seen M0ft(ft;■

^ ft 6F) ET371 noticeable : The church tower was a prominent feature in the landscape.

0 The story was given a prominent position on the front page.

jt 0 3 sticking out from sth ^ ft (ft; ftj fjfl (ft: a prom­inent nose iff] # 7 o prominent cheekbones ^ ft #J M # ► prom-in-ent-ly adv. : The photographs were prom­inently displayed on her desk. FI A M Y\ FI A M ^ 7 7 M IE (ft A fi o o Problems of family relationships feature prominently in her novels. M)M f] J! H iffe A'' to H ^

pro mis cu ous /pra'miskjuas/ adj. (disapproving) 1 hav­ing many sexual partners M 51M ; ilfi : promis­cuous behaviour M 5L ft A 0 a promiscuous lifestyle 7 jk M. X rS 0 to be sexually promiscuous Afe/fe fS M 2 (formal) taken from a wide range of sources, espe­cially without careful thought A (ft ; i§L (ft :