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Webster 1913 Edition
Protean
Pro′te-an
,Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.
“ Protean transformations.” Cudworth.
2.
Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms;
as, an amœba is a
. protean
animalculeWebster 1828 Edition
Protean
PRO'TEAN
,Adj.