PROTO
\pɹˈə͡ʊtə͡ʊ], \pɹˈəʊtəʊ], \p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_t_əʊ]\
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indicating the first or earliest or original; "`proto' is a combining form in a word like `protolanguage' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages"
By Princeton University
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A combining form prefix signifying first, primary, primordial; as, protomartyr, the first martyr; protomorphic, primitive in form; protoplast, a primordial organism; prototype, protozoan.
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Sometimes used as equivalent to mono-, as indicating that the compound has but one atom of the element to the name of which it is prefixed. Also used adjectively.
By Oddity Software
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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See prot.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Questionnaire Designs
- Predetermined sets of questions used collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.