comâ¢modâ¢iâ¢ty. 1. an article of trade or commerce, esp. a product as distinguished from a service. 2. something of use, advantage, or value. 3. any unprocessed or partially processed good, as a grain, fruit or vegetable, or a precious metal.
Proscribe sounds similar to the word prescribe, but be careful: these words are essentially opposite in meaning. While proscribe means forbid, prescribe is used when a doctor recommends a medicine or remedy. Of course, if you want an excuse for not following your doctorâs orders, you could say you were confused about the meaning of these two words â but that would be lying, which is proscribed by most peopleâs value systems.
proÂ·drome (prÅâ²drÅmâ²) n. An early symptom indicating the onset of an attack or a disease. [French, from Latin prodromus, precursor, from Greek prodromos, precursor : pro-, forward; see pro-2 + dromos, running.] proÂ·droâ²mal (-drÅâ²mÉl), proÂ·dromâ²ic (-drÅmâ²Ä­k) adj. American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.