| ADJECTIVE | all | protean | taking on different forms |
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| Sounds | prowtiy'ahn; prow'tiyahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | taking on different forms. | |
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| Example | "eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same" | |
| Broader | variable | liable to or capable of change |
| Spanish | proteico, proteínico | |
| Catalan | proteic | |
| Nouns | Proteus | (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon |
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