protogeometric

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adjective

Of or relating to a style of Ancient Greek pottery led by Athens and produced between roughly 1030 and 900 BCE, decorated with purely abstract elements, often with broad horizontal bands about the neck and belly and concentric circles applied with compass and multiple brush.

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Meanings

adjectiveprotogeometric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a style of Ancient Greek pottery led by Athens and produced between roughly 1030 and 900 BCE, decorated with purely abstract elements, often with broad horizontal bands about the neck and belly and concentric circles applied with compass and multiple brush.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacteristic of the earliest phase of geometric art especially in Greece

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nonrepresentational

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From proto- + geometric.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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