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Meaning of 'pronged' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pronged [ a.]
- Having prongs or projections like the tines of a fork; as, a three-pronged fork.

Meaning of 'pronged' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pronged [ s]
Meaning (1):
- resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
Example in sentence:
  • a forked river;
  • a forked tail;
  • forked lightning;
  • horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots;
  • long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects;
  • the biramous appendages of an arthropod
Meaning (2):
- having prongs or tines; usually used in combination
Example in sentence:
  • a three-tined fork

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