proto-race

noun

A primal or primordial race; an ur-race

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Meanings

nounproto-race (plural proto-races)

plural proto-races

  1. A primal or primordial race; an ur-race

Origin

From proto- + race.

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APA

proto-race. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proto-race

MLA

“proto-race.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proto-race. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proto-race,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proto-race.

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