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protoliberal

protoliberal adjective: similar to liberalism, but before its establishment.

Adjective

protoliberal (not comparable)

  1. Similar to liberalism, but before its establishment.

Noun

protoliberal (plural protoliberals)

  1. A person who had liberal beliefs before there was a liberal establishment.

Forms of protoliberal

Adjective
alternative formproto-liberal
Noun
pluralprotoliberals

Origin of protoliberal

From proto- + liberal.

Questions about protoliberal

What does protoliberal mean?
Protoliberal means similar to liberalism, but before its establishment.
What part of speech is protoliberal?
Protoliberal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near protoliberal in the dictionary

  1. protolanguage
  2. protolanguages
  3. protolerogenic
  4. protolexicon
  5. protolexicons
  6. protoliberal
  7. protoliberals
  8. protolichesterinic acid
  9. protolimonoid
  10. protolimonoids
  11. protolingual

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