protomodern en · ADJ
Etymology
From proto- + modern.
Meanings
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Of an earlier style approaching what is now modern.
Fenton, for example, veers from Victorian to protomodern.
2008 June 6, Roberta Smith, “Aristocracy of Talent for an Egalitarian Art”, in New York Times:Robert Mallet's protomodern seismology in the mid-19th century CE
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most protomodern | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more protomodern | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |