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1. (adj.) protean
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
2. protean
changeable in shape or form, as an ameba.
3. protean
(of an actor) versatile.
4. protean
(cap.) of, pertaining to, or suggestive of Proteus.
Etymology: (1590–1600)
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1. (adj) protean
taking on different forms
"eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same"
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1. (adj) protean
of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus
2. (adj) protean
exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms; as, an amoeba is a protean animalcule
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