protactic
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek προτακτικός (protaktikós, “placed in front”), from πρό (pró) + τάσσω (tássō) + -τός (-tós) + -ικός (-ikós).
Adjective edit
protactic (not comparable)
- Giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “protactic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)