Proteus
ti noun
1.
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
2.
a person or thing that readily changes appearance, character, principles, etc.
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| —n | |
| Greek myth a prophetic sea god capable of changing his shape at will | |
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Proteus
is always a great word to know.
So is Atlas. Does it mean:
| a Titan, brother of Prometheus, condemned to support the sky on his shoulders: identified by the ancients with the Atlas Mountains |
| a mountain nymph who pined away for love of the beautiful youth Narcissus until only her voice remained |
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Medical Dictionary
Proteus Pro·te·us (prō'tē-əs)
n.
A genus of gram-negative, rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that includes certain species associated with human enteritis and urinary tract infections.
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Cultural Dictionary
Proteus [(proh-tee-uhs, proh-tyoohs)]In classical mythology, a god who served Poseidon. Proteus could change his shape at will.
Note: Someone or something that easily takes on several different forms may be called “protean.”
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Computing Dictionary
PROTEUS definition
An extensible language, the core of PARSEC.
["The Design of a Minimal Expandable Computer Language", J.R. Bell, PhD Thesis, CS, Stanford University (Dec 1968)].
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