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PROTEAN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Taking on different forms
Example:
eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same
Classified under:
Similar:
variable (liable to or capable of change)
Derivation:
Proteus ((Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will)
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