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protero-

UK/ˈpɹɒt(ə)ɹəʊ/

protero- prefix: first.

Prefix

protero-

  1. First
    Synonyms:
    proto-
  2. Earliest.
    Synonyms:
    eo-
  3. Early.

Synonyms of protero-

Origin of protero-

From Ancient Greek πρότερος (próteros, “anterior”).

Questions about protero-

What does protero- mean?
Protero- means first.
What part of speech is protero-?
Protero- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce protero-?
Protero- is pronounced /ˈpɹɒt(ə)ɹəʊ/ (UK).

Words near protero- in the dictionary

  1. proterguride
  2. proterhinid
  3. proterhinids
  4. Proterian
  5. Proterians
  6. protero-
  7. proterochampsian
  8. proterochampsians
  9. proterochampsid
  10. proterochampsids
  11. proterodynamic

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