Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protologue

/ˈpɹəʊtəʊlɒɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-to-logue
IPA: /ˈpɹəʊtəʊlɒɡ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All the original material associated with a newly published name, comprising its description or diagnosis and any of a number of other elements such as illustrations, synonymy, etc.

Example Sentences

"This is important, since the brief protologus of A. flava published in the Edinburgh Catalogus included only the first four lines from Solander’s original manuscript (our translation of Solander’s protologue: “calyx ovate, half the length of the upper petal claws, blade cordate-subrotund, stamens curved”) and therefore was incomplete and is inadequate for typification."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρωτολόγος (prōtológos, “speaking first”). Equivalent to proto- + -logue.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πρωτολόγος

Inflected Forms

protologues (plural) protologus (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

protology

Questions

How do you pronounce protologue?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹəʊtəʊlɒɡ/.
What does protologue mean?: All the original material associated with a newly published name, comprising its description or diagnosis and any of a number of other elements such as illustrations, synonymy, etc.
Where does protologue come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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