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From: Network Terminology

 proto
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pro·to-
 1. A combining form prefix signifying first, primary, primordial; as, protomartyr, the first martyr; protomorphic, primitive in form; protoplast, a primordial organism; prototype, protozoan.
 2. Chem. (a) Denoting the first or lowest of a series, or the one having the smallest amount of the element to the name of which it is prefixed; as protoxide, protochloride, etc. (b) Sometimes used as equivalent to mono-, as indicating that the compound has but one atom of the element to the name of which it is prefixed. Also used adjectively.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 proto
      adj : indicating the first or earliest or original; "`proto' is a
            combining form in a word like `protolanguage' that
            refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language
            or group of languages" [syn: proto(a)]