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protoform

protoform noun: synonym of urform (“basic or original form”).

Noun

protoform (plural protoforms)

  1. Synonym of urform (“basic or original form”).
    Synonyms:
    urform
  2. A hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words.

protoform meaning in Tamil

protoform in Tamil

தொல் வடிவம்

Synonyms of protoform

Forms of protoform

pluralprotoforms

Origin of protoform

From proto- + form.

Questions about protoform

What does protoform mean?
Protoform means synonym of urform (“basic or original form”).
What is protoform in Tamil?
Protoform in Tamil is தொல் வடிவம். See Protoform meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is protoform?
Protoform is a noun.
What is the plural of protoform?
The plural of protoform is protoforms.

Words near protoform in the dictionary

  1. protoflexids
  2. protoflexus
  3. protoflight
  4. protofluoride
  5. protofluorides
  6. protoform
  7. protoforms
  8. protogalactic
  9. protogalaxies
  10. protogalaxy
  11. protogastric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: protoform (page history and authors); protoform (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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