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protero-

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protero-

a combining form meaning “earlier,” “before,” “former,” used in the formation of compound words: proterotype.
Also, especially before a vowel, proter-.
Compare proto-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form repr. próteros, comp. formed from pró; see pro- 2
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