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proto-race

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-race
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A primal or primordial race; an ur-race

Etymology

From proto- + race.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

proto-races (plural)

Phrases

proto-racial proto-racism proto-racialism

Frequently Paired Words

proto-racialism

Questions

What does proto-race mean?
A primal or primordial race; an ur-race
Where does proto-race come from?
From proto- + race.

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