Proto Meaning
/prˈoʊtə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjPrototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something.
adjClipping of prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something.
Sentence Examples
The proto version of the app was released for testing.
Scientists are studying the world's most ancient proto languages.
Proto-Berbers lived in present-day Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ form of the language was spoken thousands of years ago.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The scientists are studying a ____ language that existed thousands of years.
Word Origin & History
From the prefix proto-.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] he photographed his tenant, the proto male supermodel Matt Collins, for Italian Harper’s Bazaar."
— 2007 March 11, Horacio Silva, “Muscle Man”, in New York Times:
"[…] attending various fabric trade shows across the country and internationally; reviewing protos (prototypes) and strike-offs; approving final designs; and communicating with overseas mills."
— 2013, Lisa Springsteel, Becoming a Fashion Designer:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ form of the language was spoken thousands of years ago.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The scientists are studying a ____ language that existed thousands of years.