proto

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Definition of proto

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable)Clipping of prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something.
    “[…] he photographed his tenant, the proto male supermodel Matt Collins, for Italian Harper’s Bazaar.”
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adj

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable)Clipping of prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something.
    “[…] he photographed his tenant, the proto male supermodel Matt Collins, for Italian Harper’s Bazaar.”

noun

  1. (informal)A prototype of a design.
    “[…] attending various fabric trade shows across the country and internationally; reviewing protos (prototypes) and strike-offs; approving final designs; and communicating with overseas mills.”
  2. (informal, slang)A protogen.

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From the prefix proto-.

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