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Proto-Oceanic

Proto-Oceanic proper noun: a proposed common ancestor of the group of Oceanic languages.

Proper noun

Proto-Oceanic

  1. A proposed common ancestor of the group of Oceanic languages.
    Synonyms:
    Common Oceanian

Synonyms of Proto-Oceanic

Origin of Proto-Oceanic

From proto- + Oceanic.

Questions about Proto-Oceanic

What does Proto-Oceanic mean?
Proto-Oceanic means a proposed common ancestor of the group of Oceanic languages.
What part of speech is Proto-Oceanic?
Proto-Oceanic is a proper noun.

Words near Proto-Oceanic in the dictionary

  1. Proto-Nicobarese
  2. Proto-Nilo-Saharan
  3. Proto-Norse
  4. Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
  5. Proto-Nuristani
  6. Proto-Oceanic
  7. Proto-Omotic
  8. proto-oncogene
  9. proto-oncogenes
  10. proto-oncogenic
  11. proto-organism

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