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- [proh-toh-lang-gwij]
- /ˈproʊ toʊˌlæŋ gwɪdʒ/
- /prˈəʊtəʊlˌaŋɡwɪdʒ/
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- [proh-toh-lang-gwij]
- /ˈproʊ toʊˌlæŋ gwɪdʒ/
Definitions of protolanguage word
- noun protolanguage the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages. 1
- noun protolanguage an extinct and unrecorded language reconstructed by comparison of its recorded or living descendants 0
- noun protolanguage a language that is the documented or the hypothesized and reconstructed parent language of some other language or language group 0
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Origin of protolanguage
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; proto- + language
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Parts of speech for Protolanguage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
protolanguage popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
protolanguage usage trend in Literature
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