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proschema

proschema noun: a screen or pretext for doing something, especially for waging war.

Noun

proschema (plural proschemata)

  1. A screen or pretext for doing something, especially for waging war.

Forms of proschema

pluralproschemata

Origin of proschema

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόσχημα (próskhēma).

Questions about proschema

What does proschema mean?
Proschema means a screen or pretext for doing something, especially for waging war.
What part of speech is proschema?
Proschema is a noun.
What is the plural of proschema?
The plural of proschema is proschemata.

Words near proschema in the dictionary

  1. proscenium arch
  2. proscenium arches
  3. proscenium curtain
  4. proscenium curtains
  5. prosceniums
  6. proschema
  7. proschemata
  8. Proschwitz
  9. Proscia
  10. Proscias
  11. proscience

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