Meaning Of The Word Proto-

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proto-
prefix: Proto- is used to form adjectives and nouns which indicate that something is in the early stages of its development.

proto- in American English
first in time, original, primitive
combining form: a combining form meaning “first,” “ foremost,” “earliest form of,” used in the formation of compound words (protomartyr; protolithic; protoplasm), specialized in chemical terminology to denote the first of a series of compounds, or the one containing the

proto- in British English
combining form: indicating the first in time, order, or rank

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