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protoceratops
protocol
protocol statement
protocontinent
protoctist
protogalaxy
protohuman
protoindustrialization
protolanguage
protolithic
protomartyr
protomorphic
proton
proton number
proton pump
proton pump inhibitor
proton synchrotron
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protolanguage
pro·to·lan·guage [ prṓtō làng gwij ] (plural pro·to·lan·guages)


noun 
Definition:
 
ancestor of language: a recorded or reconstructed language that is the ancestor of another language or family of languages
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