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protograph

protograph noun: the original manuscript of a given text, from which all further copies derive.

Noun (1)

protograph (plural protographs)

  1. The original manuscript of a given text, from which all further copies derive.

Noun (2)

protograph (plural protographs)

  1. A projected graph.

Forms of protograph

pluralprotographs

Origin of protograph

Borrowed from Latin protographum.

From proto- + graph.

Questions about protograph

What does protograph mean?
Protograph means the original manuscript of a given text, from which all further copies derive.
What part of speech is protograph?
Protograph is a noun.
What is the plural of protograph?
The plural of protograph is protographs.

Words near protograph in the dictionary

  1. protogospel
  2. protogospels
  3. protogracillin
  4. protogrammar
  5. protogrammars
  6. protograph
  7. protographs
  8. Protogreek
  9. protogroup
  10. protogroups
  11. protogrunge

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