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   prorogue

   /prə(ʊ)ˈrəʊɡ/

   verb

   • 1. discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it: "James prorogued this Parliament, never to call another one"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French proroger, from Latin prorogare ‘prolong, extend’, from pro- ‘in front of, publicly’ + rogare ‘ask’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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