proto
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 7
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Definition of proto
4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(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
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(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
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(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.”
- (informal, slang)A protogen.
name
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From the prefix proto-.
Words you can make from proto
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