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What (who) is proto- - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Proto-; Proto (disambiguation); Proto (album); PROTO
Proto-
·- Sometimes used as equivalent to mono-, as indicating that the compound has but one atom of the element to the name of which it is prefixed. Also used adjectively.
II. Proto- ·- Denoting the first or lowest of a series, or the one having the smallest amount of the element to the name of which it is prefixed; as protoxide, protochloride, ·etc.
III. Proto- ·- A combining form prefix signifying first, primary, primordial; as, protomartyr, the first martyr; protomorphic, primitive in form; protoplast, a primordial organism; prototype, protozoan.
proto-
(usu. prot- before a vowel)
¦ combining form original; primitive: prototype.
?first; anterior; relating to a precursor: protozoon.
Origin
from Gk protos 'first'.
proto-
Proto- is used to form adjectives and nouns which indicate that something is in the early stages of its development.
...the proto-fascist tendencies of some of its supporters.
...Albion, whose own legend stretches back to the mists of proto-history.
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Examples of use of proto-
1. Little wonder André Breton regarded Rousseau as a proto–surrealist.
2. Theres a wad of extra cash for coaching proto–Henmen.
3. Some «proto realistic» pieces can be really quite attractive.
4. Any Looney, you could say, for that was the name of a proto anti–Stratfordian.
5. Proto Thema named the British official as the MI6 station chief in Athens.