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nounproteanism (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of being easily, continuously, and vastly changeable, versatile, or able to take on many different forms.
Despite the proteanism of his intellect, there seems to be about his life work something serene [...]
1922, Edward Jewitt Wheeler, Frank Crane, Current Opinion, page 100
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proteanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteanism
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“proteanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteanism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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