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protophilosophy

protophilosophy noun: an early or formative form of philosophy.

Noun

protophilosophy (countable and uncountable, plural protophilosophies)

  1. An early or formative form of philosophy.
  2. The process of gathering data prior to building theories and developing a full philosophy.

Forms of protophilosophy

pluralprotophilosophies

Origin of protophilosophy

From proto- + philosophy.

Questions about protophilosophy

What does protophilosophy mean?
Protophilosophy means an early or formative form of philosophy.
What part of speech is protophilosophy?
Protophilosophy is a noun.
What is the plural of protophilosophy?
The plural of protophilosophy is protophilosophies.

Words near protophilosophy in the dictionary

  1. protophenomenon
  2. protophilic
  3. protophilosophic
  4. protophilosophical
  5. protophilosophies
  6. protophilosophy
  7. protophloem
  8. protophloems
  9. protophobic
  10. protophorin
  11. protophorins

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