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proto-Ionic
[ proh-toh-ahy-on-ik ]
/ ˌproʊ toʊ aɪˈɒn ɪk /
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adjective
of or relating to architecture supposedly anticipating the Grecian Ionic order.
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Origin of proto-Ionic
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby proto-Ionic
Proto-Germanic, protogynous, protohistory, protohuman, Proto-Indo-European, proto-Ionic, protolanguage, protolithic, protolog, protomartyr, protomorphic
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