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professed definition

pro·fessed (prō fest′, prə-)

adjective

  1. openly declared; avowed
  2. insincerely avowed; pretended
  3. having made one's profession (sense )
  4. professing to be duly qualified a professed economist

Etymology: ME < profes (see profess) + -ed, -ed

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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