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PROTO
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Indicating the first or earliest or original
Example:
'proto' is a combining form in a word like 'protolanguage' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages
Classified under:
Similar:
early (at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time)
Domain usage:
combining form (a bound form used only in compounds)
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