Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protomodern

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-to-mod-ern
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of an earlier style approaching what is now modern.

Example Sentences

"Robert Mallet's protomodern seismology in the mid-19th century CE"
"Fenton, for example, veers from Victorian to protomodern."

Etymology

From proto- + modern.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: proto

Inflected Forms

more protomodern (comparative) most protomodern (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

protomodernism protomodernity

Questions

What does protomodern mean?: Of an earlier style approaching what is now modern.
Where does protomodern come from?: From proto- + modern.

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