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prog noun [ prɒɡ ]

• a television or radio programme.
• "I don't watch cookery progs"
• a computer program.
• "there are progs for the PC that will convert images to sound"
Origin: 1930s: abbreviation of programme.

prog noun

• a style of rock music popular especially in the 1970s and characterized by classical influences, the use of keyboard instruments, and lengthy compositions.
• "the band's blend of prog, psychedelia, and '60s pop"
• an advocate of social reform; a progressive.
• "if she decides to run, the hard-core progs will not support her anyway"

prog adjective

• relating to or denoting rock music characterized by classical influences, the use of keyboard instruments, and lengthy compositions; progressive.
• "one of the most important prog albums of all time"
Origin: 1950s (in sense 2): abbreviation of progressive.


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