protologue
French, noun/pʁɔ.tɔ.lɔɡ/
protologue is spelled P-R-O-T-O-L-O-G-U-E (10 letters). Protologue is a French masculine noun meaning “protologue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tout ce qui est associé au nom lors de sa première publication valide : diagnose, description, illustrations…”.
What does protologue mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprotologue
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tout ce qui est associé au nom lors de sa première publication valide : diagnose, description, illustrations, références, synonymie, données géographiques, citations de spécimens, discussion et commentaires.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of protologue
- protologues plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce protologue?
- /pʁɔ.tɔ.lɔɡ/
- \pʁɔ.tɔ.lɔɡ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.