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adjective
1.
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
2.
changeable in shape or form, as an amoeba.
3.
(of an actor or actress) versatile; able to play many kinds of roles.
4.
(initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or suggestive of Proteus.
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Protean
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Protean
1598, from Gk. Proteus, sea god (son of Oceanus and Tethys) who could change his form; his name is lit. "first," from protos "first."
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protean pro·te·an (prō'tē-ən, prō-tē'-)
adj.
Readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings.
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