| Pronunciation: | | 'prowteeun
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[adj] taking on different forms; "eyes...of that baffling protean gray which is never twice the same" |
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PROTEAN is a 7 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | variable |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pro"te*an\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus. ``
Protean transformations.'' --Cudworth.
2. Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or
forms; as, an am[oe]ba is a protean animalcule.
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