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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions);
- Example: "add water as needed"
[syn: as needed, as required, pro re nata, PRN]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pro \Pro\, prep. [L.; akin to prae before, Gr. ?, and E. for. See For, prep., and cf. Prior, a.] A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth. [1913 Webster] Pro confesso [L.] (Law), taken as confessed. The action of a court of equity on that portion of the pleading in a particular case which the pleading on the other side does not deny. Pro rata. [L. See Prorate.] In proportion; proportion. Pro re nata [L.] (Law), for the existing occasion; as matters are. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pro re nata adv 1: according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed" [syn: as needed, as required, pro re nata, PRN]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

PRO RE NATA. For the occasion as it may arise.