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What's The Definition Of Profectitious?Synonyms | Synonyms for Profectitious: Related Terms | Find terms related to Profectitious: See Also | Profectitious In Webster's Dictionary \Pro`fec*ti"tious\, a. [L. profectitius, fr.
proficisci to set out, proceed.]
Proceeding from, as from a parent; derived, as from an
ancestor. [R.]
The threefold distinction of profectitious,
adventitious, and professional was ascertained.
--Gibbon.
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