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[ proh -re -nah-tah; English proh -ree -ney-tuh, rey ] / ˈproʊ ˈrɛ ˈnɑ tɑ; English ˈproʊ ˈri ˈneɪ tə, ˈreɪ /
adverb Latin.for an unforeseen need or contingency. Origin of pro re nataLiterally, “for a thing born” Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pro re nata"That poor fellow is about done for," said Nata, pushing off from the junk. The Usurper|Judith Gautier Nata and Nena had been instructed to take with them one ear of maize only, which suggests that they were harvest spirits. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie Circæis nata forent, an Lucrinum ad saxum, Rhutupinove edita fundo Ostrea, callebat primo deprendere morsu. Old English Chronicles|Various The Prince and the sailor Nata tried to hold the boat as nearly stationary as might be. The Usurper|Judith Gautier
The association of Balder with corn suggests that, like Nata of the Nahua tribes, he was a harvest spirit, among other things. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
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