Definitions

protoplast

[proh-tuh-plast] / ˈproʊ təˌplæst /

NOUN

original

Synonyms

STRONG

archetype coinage creation exemplar father forerunner invention master model novelty paradigm pattern precedent precursor prototype type

Example Sentences

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Cleiveland, in his Character of a London Diurnal, says, "the original sinner of this kind was Dutch; Gallo-belgicus the Protoplast, and the Modern Mercuries but Hans en kelders."

From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel