OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 14818

protean

/ˈpɹəʊ.tɪ.ən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
proteico
Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
An amoeba is a protean animalcule.
Virus infection of the blood and bone marrow is probably responsible for all forms of the disease. The viral theory of origin accounts for the protean manifestations of the conditi…
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