protactic
/prəˈtæktɪk/
protactic adjective: giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory.
Adjective
protactic (not comparable)
- Giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory.
- Synonyms:
- protatic
Synonyms of protactic
Origin of protactic
From Ancient Greek προτακτικός (protaktikós, “placed in front”), from πρό (pró) + τάσσω (tássō) + -τός (-tós) + -ικός (-ikós).
Words that rhyme with protactic
- galactic
- didactic
- prophylactic
- tactic
- lactic
- nongalactic
- phonotactic
- syntactic
- backtick
- chiropractic
- factic
- graphotactic
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Questions about protactic
- What does protactic mean?
- Protactic means giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory.
- What part of speech is protactic?
- Protactic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce protactic?
- Protactic is pronounced /prəˈtæktɪk/.
Words near protactic in the dictionary
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