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protean

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹəʊ.tɪ.ən/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aenoprtStarts with PEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. taking on different forms

Word origin

From Proteus + -an, referrring to the Greek warden of sea-beasts, renowned for his ability to change shape.

Used in a sentence

  • An amoeba is a protean animalcule.
  • Virus infection of the blood and bone marrow is probably responsible for all forms of the disease. The viral theory of origin accounts for the protean manifestations of the condition.
  • […] the word's protean expressiveness has been observed in a xeroxlore item printed in Robert Anton Wilson's Playboy's Book of Forbidden Words […]

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