PROTO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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:

Adjectives

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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