Semantic equivalence is protean as well as fuzzy: what hoi polloi find equivalent may to cognoscenti be quite distinct.
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Protean
/ˈpɹoʊ.tɪ.ən/
Synonyms for "protean" (59 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
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Related words (29)
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More general
2 entriesadaptabilityadaptive quality
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5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesprotean abilityprotean adaptationprotean careerprotean formprotean natureprotean versatility
Inflections
2 entriesmore proteanmost protean
Derivations
6 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
An amoeba is a protean animalcule.
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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.
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[…] 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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